Definition                                                            Major Concept
       Is  the process of determining the activities to be performed,        Organizing
           arranging these activities to administrative units, as well as 
           assigning managerial authority and responsibilities to people 
           employed in the organization
       A formally constituted group of people who have identified tasks      Organization
           and who works together to achieve a specific purpose 
           defined by the organization
       Is a system of management in which all decisions are made by          Centralization
           top level manager
       Is a system of management in which a great deal of decision-          Decentralization
           making authority rest at lowers level manager, where the 
           work is performed
       Each employee should have only one boss.                              Unity of command
      Authority flows from one level of management to the     Chain of command
      next, from the top of the organization to the bottom
      Is the right to take final decisions, to act or to      Authority
      command action of others and It moves in downward 
      direction
      Is the process of assigning work from a top             Delegation
      organizational level to a lower one or from superior to 
      subordinate
      Refers to the obligation involved when one accepts an  Responsibility
      assignment.
      The subordinates must be held answerable to properly  Accountability
      carry out their duties.
            Organizing in Nursing Administration
   Importance of organizing:
   •   Focus on objectives, and facilitate the attaining of 
       objectives.
   •   Arrangement of positions and jobs within the 
       hierarchy.
   •   Define clearly responsibilities and line of authority 
       of all levels.
   •   Creating relationships that will minimize friction.
  The organizational structure of nursing service 
         department
  The organizational structure furnishes the formal 
  framework in which the management process 
  takes place. The organizational structure should 
  provide an effective work system, a network of 
  communications. The organization contains both 
  formal and informal structures. 
   Types of organizational structures
  The formal organizational structure:
  It describes positions, tasks, responsibilities and 
   relationships among people in their 
   positions in the different departments in the 
   organization, and presented in diagrammatic 
   form called organizational chart..