NUR 4827 Leadership and management in Healthcare
Week 9 Discussion
DQ1 This discussion can be found in your book, chapter 7 called Exercise 7-1.
Using the local phone directory, determine the types and numbers of primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care services available in our community. Table 7-2 provides an example of a format for collecting the data.
Review the list of your classmates, is there anything you can add to their list? Do you think this information is useful and why?
DQ2 A nurse on a medical/surgical unit has made the same medication error 2 days in a row. As the nursing manager, describe how you would decide whether this is a systems problem or a problem related to the individual nurse. In either case, explain how you (the manager) should correct the problem?