At Thoroughcare, we provide health care for women and children in ...

[Kikoku]

At Thoroughcare, we provide health care for women and children in transition is an example of a:
 
  a. Vision statement.
  b. Mission statement.
  c. Goal statement.
  d. Statement of philosophy.

Question 2

A new director of nursing in a small rural hospital wants to make changes from the traditional model of governance to a shared-governance model.
 
  Select the characteristic below that best describes the traditional organizational structure in which a staff nurse is assigned to carry out nursing tasks for clients but is not given the chance to provide input into forming the policies and procedures by which care is delivered or the standards by which care is evaluated:
 
  a. Bureaucratic
  b. Decentralized
  c. Delegated authority and responsibility
  d. Delegated responsibility but no authority

[CAPTAINAMERICA]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Mission statements provide a reason or rationale for the existence of the organization and are indicative of the structure of the organization and of who consumes the services provided.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
In traditional structures, decision-making authority (right to act) is held by a centralized decision-making body, so that staff members have responsibility for certain functions but do not participate in decisions related to those functions.