Nursing Management Case Study

1. Obtain a copy of the nursing organization chart. What is the position of this role within the institution 's/agency 's administrative hierarchy? What is the relationship of this position with other departments/areas within the institution/agency? Director of Nursing. In the chain of command it’s a position below the administrator.

2. What are the responsibilities of this individual/role? My responsibility in the organization are budgeting activities, staffing, contractual activities, state compliance activities, performance improvement, hiring and firing employees, staff training and development, and anything that has to do with clinical skills.

3. How does this individual describe the following:

a. His/her management style? My management

What happens when a conflict occurs within the nursing department (s)? How does resolution occur? It depends on the people involved when it comes to conflict, when it’s between staff then I request that they try to address among themselves first, but if that does not work or if it’s a very sticky situation then I get involved, first I try to get information from both parties separately then from them jointly, normally that well works pretty good since it gives them an opportunity to vent or let the feelings out, I then use that as a teaching moment. When all this is happening the staff have to sign a form stating the issue was discussed and what the outcome is, if unable to resolve then it goes up to the administrator. For the most part conflict has led to tension between people involved and to be honest with our team work suffers, I try to deescalate this issues because it gets too far.

11. What is the manager 's responsibility in the budget preparation process? How is her/his input communicated? Am responsible for the nursing budget, we call it clinical budget meaning stuff that are directly related to clinical care, for example supplies, nursing staffing, patient revenue from skilled and non-skilled care etc. Normally I have the flexibility to set up my own budget based on past trends, so far my budgets have been on point. After the budget is drafted it’s then reviewed by the administrator who is ultimately responsible for final