In Hospital STV, senior administration is strongly oriented toward fiscal and social conservatism. The nursing department is deeply concerned with the provision of quality to the community, which includes a high number of poor and unemployed
To accomplish the goals of the nursing department, resources need to be allocated that administration is not able to allocate. Nursing and administration: a. Are engaged in shared governance.
b. Are involved in an irreconcilable conflict of interests.
c. Represent separate subcultures in the in-stitution.
d. Represent union and nonunion conflict.
C
Institutions can have several subcultures, which are represented by unique features and distinct ideologies. Subcultures can be congruent and can support healthy relationships in the organiza-tion, or they may be separated and characterized by tensions that may be irreconcilable and de-structive. From the information given in this scenario, it is not evident that shared governance, union presence, or irreconcilable differences are present.
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