RESUMO
This study compared how top-level organizational groups within Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) top management teams perceived nurse executives' participation in strategic decision making. Nurse executives' perceptions of their own involvement in strategic decision making generally agreed with the views of both chiefs of staff and directors. However, the associate director's perceptions of the nurse executive's involvement often differed significantly with those of the nurse. Nurse executives will be better prepared to function effectively within the top management team if they are aware of patterns in how they are perceived by other members.
Assuntos
Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Tomada de Decisões Gerenciais , Descrição de Cargo , Enfermeiros Administradores/organização & administração , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente/organização & administração , Feminino , Processos Grupais , Hospitais de Veteranos , Humanos , Masculino , Identificação Social , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
This study assesses the impact on decision-making when introducing the nurse executive into the top management team (TMT) in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. Results indicate that nurse executives formally elevated to the TMT were no more likely to perceive greater involvement in decision-making than non-TMT nurse executives or nurses informally appointed to the TMT. However, nurse executives in all categories perceived themselves as more involved in strategic decisions than other TMT members.
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Tomada de Decisões Gerenciais , Hospitais de Veteranos/organização & administração , Equipes de Administração Institucional/organização & administração , Enfermeiros Administradores/organização & administração , Feminino , Pesquisa sobre Serviços de Saúde , Reestruturação Hospitalar , Humanos , Masculino , Enfermeiros Administradores/educação , Enfermeiros Administradores/psicologia , Estados UnidosRESUMO
The ability to communicate affects the total person and penetrates nearly every aspects of living. To best assist those persons experiencing language loss, the nurse needs to gain basic knowledge about the types of aphasia and about techniques to guide these persons in regaining communication skills that promote self-care. For the aphasic, relearning each small step in communication is a triumph. It is hoped that we can aid these individuals in experiencing many triumphs.
