Professional Practice Models, Organizational Structure and Models of Care

Question 1

Organizational Charts

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visual display of the organization’s positions and the intentional relationships among them, only formal structures appear on this chart, can be tall or flat

Question 2

Solid lines

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Line positions, flow of authority

Question 3

Dotted lines

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staff positions or advisory bodies, consultative relationships

Question 4

Span of control

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number of employees reporting directly to a management position

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Scalar principle

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number of management layers in the hierarchy

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Magnet hospitals

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have recognized the benefits of decentralized decision making

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Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC)

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represents national nursing and other organizations working to build healthier communities in America by increasing nurses’ presence on corporate, health-related, and other boards, panels and commissions

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Tall Organization advantages

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Increased access to managers, greater supervisory capacity, layers of accountability, responsibility and skill

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Tall organization disadvantages

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potential for micromanagement, slow decision making, less innovation

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Flat organization advantages

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streamlining of goals, problem solving and resource use; greater staff autonomy, greater innovation

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Flat organization disadvantages

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decreased access to managers and resources, overextension of managers, communication delays

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Attention to people, processes and outcomes

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competence and leadership, use of merit based rewards, effectiveness of reporting relationships, information sharing

Question 13

Work Empowerment structures provide

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opportunity for learning, information, support and resources; formal and informal power, proportion, low turnover, low burnout and high job satisfaction

Question 14

Professional Practice Model

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conceptual framework or philosophy of nursing within an organization

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Nurse PPM

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Represents importance and valuing of nurses in an organization
Support nurse control over practice
Enhance job satisfaction and retention
Must be supported by management/leadership to work
Work best when they parallel organization’s mission, vision, values, philosophy

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Mission Statements

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Focus on patient care delivery
Inform public of organization’s key goals
Acts as a guide for developing objectives and actions

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Vision Statements

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Focus on future direction of organization
Meant to be inspirational

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Values Statements

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Reflect beliefs that guide organizational decision making
Drive how people act in organizations

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Philosophy

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Explanation of beliefs that determine how the mission and vision will be achieved
Is abstract and describes an ideal state

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Policies

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Formal guidelines
Help solve recurring problems
Direct decision making

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Procedures

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Step-by-step directions of how to carry out activity
Evidence based
Includes necessary steps and supplies

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Structured Care methodologies

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Critical pathways
Evidence-based algorithms
Protocols
Standards of care
Order sets
Clinical practice guidelines

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Healthy Work Environments

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Found in Magnet organizations
Specific structures/processes that support nurses
High proportion of baccalaureate nurses
Adequate staffing
Collegial interprofessional relationships
Effective nursing leadership

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Care delivery model

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Operational mechanism by which care is actually provided to patients

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Nursing care delivery models

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Private duty Functional Team Primary Case management

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Functional Care Model

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division of labor according to tasks; “assembly line” approach; fragmentation is a disadvantage

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Team Care Model

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provision of care to a group of patients by RNs, LPNs, and aides; blurring of scope or practice is a disadvantage

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Primary Care Model

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primary RN has 24* accountability for plan of care and collaborate with associate RNs; expense is a disadvantage

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Case Management Care Model

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focuses on an entire episode of illness across care settings

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Private Duty Care Model

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one to one care; often takes place in the home.

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Community Case Management Care Model

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process and model to manage care (care coordination organized to achieve specific patient outcomes within the context of fiscal and other resource constraints).

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Pt and family centered care

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Patient preferences Realistic care options Care decisions based on patient values Improves patient satisfaction

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Future Models of Care

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Transitional care model (TCM) Patient-centered medical home (PCMH) Future models focus on prevention

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Emphasis on shared governance

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increase in staff participation and autonomy

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Current Issues and Trends

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Inter-professional collaborative leadership Whole system integration and shared governance to include patients and the community