Samuel Edem Cofie

Exercise 1.1 What is Nursing Administration? Answer: It is both an art and science that engages leadership practice and values which influences the future and overseas health care delivery and inspires clinical practitioners and promotes health among individual, significant others, population and community. OR It is the blend of science and art that involves the application of leadership practice and values to influence the future, overseas health care delivery and inspire clinical practitioners and promote health among individual, significant others, population and community. Exercise 1.2 Explain Nursing administration as an art. Answer: Nursing Administration as an art refers to the operational part of nursing administration. Hence, it is basically what the nurse administrator does. OR Nursing administration as an art is the ability to sense a situation, to respond to its nature and demands in terms of the inner or intuitive senses, which are capable of handling in

Exercise 1.1 Define the term administration? Answer: It is an enabling process involving the whole art of carrying into effect any policy, plan or undertaking, whether conceived by government, public and private sector. For in its widest form administration embraces leadership, policy-making and planning. In any work situation the three factors of administration involves: Policy: what shall be done? Organization: the co-ordination of the effort of the persons involved. Execution: the carrying-out of the operation. Exercise 1.2 Distinguish between administration as an organization and administration as a system. Answer: Administration as an institution refers to a group of people in charge of creating and enforcing rules and regulations. While Administration as a system refers to the various activities relating to the running of an organization. Exercise 1.3 Define the term management. Answer: Management is the art of getting things done through others by directi