NLM Chapter 2 Flashcards
Process of planning, organizing, activating, and controlling the managerial function of nursing to determine and accomplish objectives of nursing care
Nursing Management
Who defined management as the process by which a cooperative group directs action towards common goals
Joseph Massie
What kind of management style is this?
Karl, the manager, gives specific advice, clarifies expectations when he puts you in charge on managing a project.
Directive, Authoritative, Affiliative, Participative, Pacesetting, or Coaching
Directive
What kind of management style is this?
Steve Jobs was known for his ability to make quick and decisive decisions independently and he had a clear vision of Apple products.
Directive, Authoritative, Affiliative, Participative, Pacesetting, or Coaching
Authoritative
What kind of management style is this?
Abi’s team starts a project, and she had to introduce a new software tool. John asks here how to open the application and use the 2FA in the middle of presentation. Abi stops and say: “Good question. Let’s take a look at this together later.”
Directive, Authoritative, Affiliative, Participative, Pacesetting, or Coaching
Affiliative
What kind of management style is this?
Bill Gates is known to take suggestions from colleagues and teams. He understands how imperative it is to value the knowledge and skills of team members
Directive, Authoritative, Affiliative, Participative, Pacesetting, or Coaching
Participative
What kind of management style is this?
Jay quickly pinpoints poor performers and demands more from them otherwise he replaces them with people who can comply to the deadlines
Directive, Authoritative, Affiliative, Participative, Pacesetting, or Coaching
Pacesetting
What kind of management style is this?
Sarah engages her team members on a one-on-one conversations to identify their strengths, areas for improvement, and career aspirations
Directive, Authoritative, Affiliative, Participative, Pacesetting, or Coaching
Coaching
This theory views an organization as a machine. It focuses on centralized authority, labor specialization, and incentives
profits to optimize productivity, and drive incentives
profits
Classical Organization
Three Levels of Authority
- Business Leaders or Top-Level Management
- Middle Management
- Supervisors
Prioritizes employee’s physical and economical requirements over job satisfaction (financial rewards, wage hikes, and incentives)
Classical Theory (Organization)
Advantages of Classical Organization
- Allows focus on a specialized field of operation
- Clearly defined roles
- Better wages and incentives
- Quick-decision making accelerating workflow
Disadvantages of Classical Organization
- Limits creativity and innovation
- Neglect social needs
- Stressful and unhealthy work culture
Father of Scientific Management
Frederick Taylor
Explained that the optimization of work translated to productivity and efficiency
Frederick Taylor
Believed that organizational fucntion was optimal when designed to be highly specialized; taking advantage of a particular skill set
Frederick Taylor
Factory management technique that advocates for having multiple foremen in different, specialized roles
Concept of Functional Foremanship
Frederick Taylor applied principles of which resulted in decreased production costs and increased productivity (3 - OMSC-im)
- Observation
- Measurement
- Scientific Comparison
Frederick Taylor’s Scientific Management Principles (MMW)
- Managing Time
- Managing Materials
- Work Specialization
Disciple of Taylor who is also concerned with problems related to efficiency
Henry Gantt
Henry Gantt’s two key contributions
Gantt Chart & Task and Bonus System
A tool that provides a graphic representation of what occurs over the course of a project
Consist of a bar chart showing progression of time through phases of project
Gantt Chart
Parts of a Gantt Chart
- Sequential Performance
- Terminal Element
- Summary Element
Advantages of Gantt Chart
- Aids in breakdown of tasks into specific elements
- Allows monitoring of projected timelines
- Identifies independent and dependent tasks
Disadvantages of Gantt Chart
- Tedious to manage and update
- Represent only the time (not hours) of work
- Complex & Confusing
- Doesn’t designate priorities
A system that modified Taylor’s “A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work”
Task and Bonus System
Wage incentive method of rewarding an employee who outperform the expected set output by organization (benchmark against completion of a task)
Gantt Task Bonus Plan
In Task and Bonus System, what are the usual bonus percentage of employees?
10% or 20% of standard payment rate
Father of Modern Management
Henri Fayol
Revolve around business management along with overall management that aims to improve organization productivity seeking to enhance managerial performance instead of individual worker efficiency
General Administrative Theory (Henri Fayol)
He concluded that management is universal
In General Administrative Theory,
This relates to work of organizing and managing including:
- creating rules and regulations
- making decisions
- management of operations
- creating organization to direct activities towards achieving a common goal
Administrative
In General Administrative Theory,
Manages overall affairs and the sole responsible for setting and developing main company’s policies and objectives.
They oversee entire departments, focus more on healthcare policy, protocol, and nursing.
Administrator
In General Administrative Theory,
Process of dealing and controlling something in a way that is effective. Includes:
- Overseeing a team
- Solving problems
- Communication w/ colleagues
- Motivating employees
Management
In General Administrative Theory,
Implements policies that administrators formulated. They work directly, guide, and monitor employees. Other fx:
- manage individual floors
- Work different shifts
- Focuses more on direct patient care, organization, and assignments during shift
Manager
Under 5 Functions of General Administrative Theory,
Anticipation of future events and the development of action to deal with it
Prevoyance
Under 5 Functions of General Administrative Theory,
Organizing of people, work, and materials
Organization
Under 5 Functions of General Administrative Theory,
Implementing and commanding of activity among personnel and employees
Commanding
Under 5 Functions of General Administrative Theory,
Coordinating the parts of the organization into a unified whole
Coordination
Under 5 Functions of General Administrative Theory,
Controlling the organization through the application of rules and procedures
Controlling
Under 14 Principles of General Administrative Theory,
The goals are of paramount importance and take precedence over the individual’s particular needs
Under Prevoyance
Subordination of the Individual Interest to the Corporate Goods, Espirit de Corps, or Initiative
Subordination of the Individual Interest to the Corporate Goods
Under 14 Principles of General Administrative Theory,
Development of high morale is important, and it is the responsibility of the manager at the top to have a vision and to communicate it to the employees in a way that motivates them to achieve it
Under Prevoyance
Subordination of the Individual Interest to the Corporate Goods, Espirit de Corps, or Initiative
Espirit de Corps
Under 14 Principles of General Administrative Theory,
Employees should be able to develop and implement plans on their own
Under Prevoyance
Subordination of the Individual Interest to the Corporate Goods, Espirit de Corps, or Initiative
Initiative