Complete the Organizational Culture Assessment Tool for the healthcare organization or nursing practice you selected. Then, address the following:
What is the state of cultural/organizational readiness for quality improvement?
Is the organizational culture present for quality improvement?
Organizational Culture Assessment
Please evaluate each statement below writing number on Scale 1 – 5, thinking about your organization.
Answer with 1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, and 5 = strongly agree.
1. I am at ease and comfortable when I’m around
others at work – regardless of their title,
position, or stature. 4
2. We evaluate the quality of the decisions we
make internally. 3
3. Work is shared based not on who “owns it,” but
rather on who is in the best position to get it
done. 4
4. I can be my whole self while at work and don’t
have to pretend to be someone I’m not. 5
5. I am given autonomy in my job. 3
6. We remove ‘silos’ and ‘boundaries’ at work; we
aren’t territorial. 4
7. If a process, procedure, approach is not
working, we can correct it with ease. 5
8. Everyone here is clear on what drives our
success as an organization. 3
9. We use tools and platforms internally to help us
collaborate and communicate more effectively.
5
10. The internal tools and technologies we use in
My Company are as good, if not better than the
ones our competitors use. 3
11. We welcome comments from others even if
they disagree with us. 4
12. We push past the “we’ve always done it that
way” objection. 3
13. We are evaluated on the core values that are
important to our success. 4
14. We care about making our community a better
place to live. 3
15. I get to exercise my creativity at work. 3
16. People know what other departments need from
them and share the right information at the right
time. 4