Author Question: Which department would not be included within the supportive subsystem? 1. Hazardous Waste ... (Read 62 times)

fahad · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which department would not be included within the supportive subsystem?

1. Hazardous Waste Disposal
2. Purchasing
3. Marketing
4. Biomedical Engineering

Question 2

Which statement indicates that a nurse manager needs further education concerning the benefits of breaking a health care organization into subsystems?

1. Looking at departments separately can assist in better understanding the whole.
2. The subsystems can assist in understanding the real and social aspects of the
organization.
2. The individual subsystems can be further broken down into levels of management
in each.
3. Subsystems allow for closer inspection of the organization as whole by looking at
the parts.

asdfasdf · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4

Rationale: Biomedical engineering is considered part of the maintenance subsystem, not the supportive subsystem. Those handling hazardous waste disposal, marketing, and purchasing are all considered part of the supportive subsystem.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3
Rationale: Subsystems have nothing to do with the management levels in each subsystem. Breaking the whole into subsystems allows for a clear understanding of each part and the entire organization. This classification also assists in understanding the real, social, and behavioral aspects of the organization.