LEARNING KEY SKILLS IN NURSING MANAGEMENT:can increase the perceived value of group membership.
Members of groups who have a history of success are attracted to each other more than those who have not been successful.
See how one nurse handled his new assignment as manager for an interprofessional team in Case Study 11-1.
Leading Committees and Task Forces Committees are generally permanent and deal with recurring problems. Membership on com- mittees is usually determined by organizational position and role. Formal committees are part of the organization and have authority as well as a specific role. Informal committees are pri- marily for discussion and have no delegated authority. Task forces are ad hoc committees ap- pointed for a specific purpose and a limited time. Task forces work on problems or projects that cannot be readily handled by the organization through its normal activities and structures. Task forces often deal with problems crossing departmental boundaries. They tend to generate recom- mendations and then disband.