“Organisational culture can best be described as enduring attributes such as values,

assumptions and beliefs that are unique to each organisation” (Chang & Daly, 2016

p58).

Using relevant recent research based literature (<5 yrs old) undertake the following:

1. Describe organisational culture and its impact on the organisation

2. Identify and discuss the influences on nursing practice within the healthcare

system

3. Identify the structure of authority in nursing services and its influence on the

culture

4. Explain areas of potential conflict within a health service

(Chang & Daly, 2016)