Which are components of a social system within a health care organization? Select all that apply
1. Medication administration
2. Physicians
3. Radiological testing
4. Admitting Department
5. Maintenance workers
Answer: 1; 3; 4
Rationale:
• Medication administration: Since a social system consists of the pattern of activities people within an organization do to reach some common goal, nursing medication administration would be a component of a social system.
• Physicians: Physicians would not be a component of a social system without doing a task toward a common goal.
• Radiological testing: Those doing radiological testing work toward a common goal in a health care organization, and so would be a component of a social system.
• Admission histories: Individuals doing admission histories are working toward the organizational goal of client care, and so would be included as a component of a health care organization.
• Maintenance workers: Maintenance workers are not performing a specific task towards the common goal of the organization, and thus cannot be included as a component of the social system.
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