Approaches to Decision Making
Desiree Bennett
HCA/250
2/9/2013
Wakita Bradford

I choose scenario number 2 to write about which involves a nursing home. This case incorporates a number of nursing home managers, including an infection control official. There has been a rise of contamination rates in the nursing home. It is very important to maintain the contamination rates as low as possible; one reason is with higher rates may cause the patients to have more health problems. If the nursing home continues to have higher contamination rates they might also get penalties. The nursing home managers are likely to talk about possible decisions in a conference to decrease contamination in the center.
There are several making decisions methods the administrators may use to come to a decision in connection with this case which was provided. A non-programmed decision would be required in this case since it needs a customized solution. Though, any security rules together with any plans which the nursing home has ought to be followed. Administration in the nursing home must incorporate a few decisions like scheduling, arranging, leading, and managing. One more method might be to use a systematic method in this case.
There are several reasons that group making decisions is much better in many instances compared to one which is made by one person. Group decisions may provide the required input/ information to assist generates more options to have the correct decision. In the right group there is commonly a better quality and variety compared to a person on its own (Robbins, Decenzo, & Coulter, 20011). One more positive thing about group making decisions by including other people which the alter will impact is because of the more openness they are likely to be for the modifications, and to observe how it may assist presently and in the future. For instance in the case a group making decisions would be ideal. Everybody does not have the identical work and responsibilities in the nursing home the feedback of what they believe which is incorrect and the measures that must be taken would be diverse. The more knowledge the group can have, it will create a better decision on the things required to reduce the rate of contamination and maintain the control of spreading infections. It also assists for those workers to attempt to meet an objective to have the contamination rates decrease in case an incentive was provided to all the workers who attempt to meet the objectives. Though, we have looked at a few of the advantages which group making decision have finally we will have a look at a few of the negatives of group decision making.
There are some disadvantages to group making decisions. The first on which will be talked about is it might be time consuming. Group decision making tends to take more time because of the measures which are required. The initial step is to evaluate what people are likely to get involved in the group, after that looking at all of the opinions and suggestions which the people have, and after that with all the current info the correct decision must be made and wrote out. Some other drawbacks might be; demand to conform in groups and minority domination to mention a few (Robbins, Decenzo, & Coulter, 2011). The pressure to conform is when an individual in the group does not wish to speak up since it goes against what other people think or their suggestions. With minority domination members in the group are not same in position, and this might result in domination from some other members in the group. For instance, an individual who has just been with organization for some weeks may experience both of these. They may not reveal their info and only agree with other people since they do not wish to be disliked. Although the fresh worker at the nursing home may have fantastic suggestions and view issues the other people may have ignored.