Learning objectives
The organisational independence recognized by health services provides freedom to select organisational techniques based on the enhancement of individual skills and of available resources, in order to improve the quality of the services offered, and increase efficiency. The course focuses on tools for organisational analysis at a level of both macrostructure (organisational framework) and microstructure (roles and responsibilities).
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Course unit content
In summary, the course develops the following subject matters:
1. The development of organisational theories
2. Systems analysis. Theories by Rugiadini
3. Mintzberg's contribution
4. The functioning of organisational structures
5. Staff in organisation
6. Staff training and assessment
7. The nurse as case-manager
8. The nurse and the process of improving quality
9. The nurse and the patient empowerment
10. Specialist section: The role of the nurse in health service organisations, case histories and current trends
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