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Realities of Developing Community Health Orientation Programs
Author(s) -
Martaus Therese M.,
Bell Mary Lee,
Kenyon Virginia,
Snow Lilyan,
Hefty Luella Vig
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1993.tb00048.x
Subject(s) - orientation (vector space) , context (archaeology) , organizational culture , public relations , knowledge management , nursing , psychology , sociology , business , political science , medicine , computer science , geography , mathematics , geometry , archaeology
The realities of developing an orientation program include recognizing the critical influence of organizational culture and management priorities on the final form of plans and projects. The step from theory to practice is illustrated in the experience of three of the authors as they began to implement competency‐based orientation programs. The common experiences of these three very different agencies were that programs are affected by organizational readiness, evolution to meet organizational needs, and the administrative context.