Which indicates a weakness of a functional structure in a long-term care facility?
1. All nursing tasks fall under the nursing department.
2. The dietary department is responsible for nutritional assessment.
3. Physical and occupational therapy coordinate and evaluate activities of daily living.
4. The nursing department is responsible for writing the care plan.
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Explanation: 1. Nursing tasks falling under the nursing department, the dietary department being responsible
for nutritional assessment, and physical and occupational therapy coordinating and evaluating
activities of daily living all reflect a functional structure in which individual departments are
grouped and responsible for specific tasks. A weakness of the functional structure is that
coordination of services across departments is poor. Nursing would find it difficult to write a
care plan without input from other departments while the other options relay stand-alone
tasks with little required input from other departments.
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