Policy Analysis
- PURPOSE:
1.1.To be able for the staff to know where they belong and where to go for assistance.
1.2. To build the fewest possible management levels and have the shortest possible
chain of command. This eliminates friction, stress and inertia.
1.3. To be able for the unit staff to see where their tasks fit into common tasks of the
organization.It should enhance, not impede communication.
1.4. It facilitates decision making that result in the greatest work performance.
1.5. It encourages informal groups to develop a sense of community and belonging.
1.6. To facilitate the development of future leader
2.DEFINITION:
2.1.Nursing Organization- is the means by which members of a nursing profession jointogether to promote and protect the profession as a valuable service to society.
- SCOPE:
3.1. Staff: This policy applies to all Nursing Staff of Riyadh Al Khabra Hospital
- RESPONSIBILITY:
4.1.Nursing Services Department is responsible for disseminating the Nursing organizational Chart in order for his/her staffs will follow whom to report first before going to the authority.
- POLICY:
5.1. The Nursing Departments organization specifies the relationships among its various components.
5.2. Lines of responsibility shall be described for the purpose of improving decision making, coordination, collaboration, and communication.
5.3. All nursing staff is expected to follow the organizational plan.
- PROCEDURE:
6.1. The Nursing department must make a drawing of an organizational chart that shows how the parts of an organization are linked.
6.2. Line positions should be shown by solid horizontal or vertical lines
6.2.1. Solid horizontal lines –represent communication between people with similar spheres of responsibility and power but different function.
6.2.2. Solid vertical lines between positions denote the official chain of command, the formal paths of communication and authority.
6.3. Those having the greatest decision-making authority are located at the top; thosewith the least are at the bottom.
6.4. The level of position on the chart also signifies status and power.
- CROSS REFERENCE POLICY
7.1. Not Applicable
- MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT & FORMS:
8.1.Organizational Chart
- APPENDICES
9.1. Not Applicable
- REFERENCES
10.1.CBAHI Hospital Standards, Part 3, Jan. 2016.
10.2. Ministry of Health, Policies and Procedure, 2nd Edition 2011
10.3. Bessie L. Marquis and Carol J. Huston -Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing (Theory and Application) by: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams& Wilkins-6th Edition.
