Effective group work is essential for helping a health care organization achieve its objectives and meet patients’ needs. In Week 4, you examined the process of planning for and implementing change, and began to assess the competencies necessary to facilitate such an effort. This week, you consider how to work with groups to execute planned change.
Effective group work is essential for helping a health care organization achieve its objectives and meet patients’ needs. In Week 4, you examined the process of planning for and implementing change, and began to assess the competencies necessary to facilitate such an effort. This week, you consider how to work with groups to execute planned change.
During Week 5, you examine group process theory and consider stages of group formation as well as the characteristics of effective groups. You are encouraged to think about how the unique context of health care creates a particular demand for productive group interactions and assess your own strengths and needs for improvement in this regard.
Objectives
Students will:
Assess stages of group formation in relation to a specific group
Analyze group task and group-building roles
Analyze the characteristics of and conditions for optimal group performance
Assess the role of management/leadership in facilitating team development
Week 5 Learning Resources
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Readings
Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Chapter 19 “Organizational, Interpersonal, and Group Communicationâ€
Chapter 19 covers many aspects of the communication process, including group communication. As you read this chapter, focus on the stages of group development (forming, storming, norming, performing) and group dynamics (group task roles, group building and maintenance roles, problematic roles). Consider how you can apply these concepts as you engage in group work.
Adams, S. L., & Anantatmula, V. (2010). Social and behavioral influences on team process. Project Management Journal, 41(4), 89–98.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
In this article, the authors report on the effects of individual behaviors on project teams and provide a model that identifies the progress of social and behavioral development. For each stage, the authors provide recommendations for managing team members.
Chun, J. S., & Choi, J. N. (2014). Members’ needs, intragroup conflict, and group performance. The Journal Of Applied Psychology, 99(3), 437-450. doi:10.1037/a0036363
This study theorizes and empirically investigates the relationships among the psychological needs ofgroup members, intragroup conflict, and group performance.
Haynes, J., & Strickler, J. (2014). TeamSTEPPS makes strides for better communication. Nursing,44(1), 62-63. doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000438725.66087.89
Teamwork and communication are the focus of this article and include the use of the TeamStepps model for Quality Improvement.
Hogg, M. A., Van Knippenberg, D., & Rast, D. E., III. (2012). Intergroup leadership in organizations: Leading across group and organizational boundaries. Academy of Management Review, 37(2), 232–255.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
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