Description
Discussion Question:
Describe the organizational characteristics of a facility in which you currently work. Include the following: the type of organization, its organizational culture, its structure, and its formal and informal goals and processes.
Define three different kinds of power, and describe how power affects the relationships between people of different disciplines (e.g., between staff in nursing, medicine, physical therapy, housekeeping, administration, finance, social work) in a health-care organization.
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. Please reply to at least two classmates. Replies to classmates should be at least 200 words in length.
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Running head: NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Nursing Leadership and Management
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Organizational characteristics
I work in a non-profit healthcare organization in a big city. The hospital is among the 10
best hospitals in the city. Founded more than fifty years ago, the hospital has grown to become
the hub of healthcare quality in the city. The board of governors sits at the helm of the hospital’s
organizational structure. The board is served by ten members including the chairman who is a
bishop, one secretary, and eight other members. The management team is headed by a CEO who
appoin...