According to the contingency theory of organizational performance, an organization must structure and adapt its nursing units to complement which two factors (select all that apply)?
a. Skill set
b. Patient population
c. Environment
d. Technology
e. Finances
C, D
Mark and colleagues (1996) applied contingency theory to the evaluation of nursing care delivery system outcomes. The basic premise was that, to perform effectively and produce quality outcomes, an organization must structure and adapt its nursing units to complement the envi-ronment and technology.
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