At its start, shared governance requires the education and ...

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At its start, shared governance requires the education and support of organizational executives, managers, and point-of-care staff. The challenge for administrators in creating a shared gover-nance is (select all that apply):
 
  a. implementing the philosophy of accoun-tability.
  b. relinquishing control of decision-making power.
  c. creating the structure that supports shared governance.
  d. developing a culture that supports, encou-rages, and maintains it.
  e. justifying the cost in terms of personnel time, effort, and financial commitment.

Question 2

Group problem solving is known to be more effective over individual problem solving because of a larger knowledge and information base, increased acceptance of solutions, more approaches to a problem, lower economic costs, and the ability for
 
  _______________. a. Group development
  b. Individual expression
  c. Hierarchical bonding
  d. Organizational team building

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Answer to Question 1

A, D, E
All levels of an organization must collaborate on a shared purpose to become innovative and ef-ficient. The challenge for administrators is not in creating the structure that supports shared go-vernance but, rather, in developing a culture that supports, encourages, and maintains it. More than just the structure needs to be created; the philosophy of accountability must be implemented as well. Perhaps the greater challenge for administrators is justifying the cost in terms of person-nel time, effort, and financial commitment. The CNO needs to build the cost of maintaining shared governance into the operational budget for it to become successful.

Answer to Question 2

B
Individual expression is one of the major advantages of group problem solving (Veninga, 1982). Options a, c, and d may occur but they do not increase a person's problem-solving ability.