Diversity as a Management Strategy for Organizations:

¶ … Diversity as a Management Strategy for Organizations: A view through the Lenses of Chaos and Quantum Theories, are relevant to the field of a Nurse practitioner. Especially salient, is the idea that for an organization to be successful it must be able to learn through diversity in a chaotic world. A concept that is equally salient is that organizations are not merely a collection of roles completing a task; they are dynamic connections that are ever-changing with changing relationships (McDaniel & Walls, 1997). These two points concerning diversity in organizations can be applied to a practice in regards to both managerial aspects as well as patient relationships.

Constant innovation and learning are key in the world of science and medicine, and according to McDaniel and Walls (1997) the only way for an organization to progress is to through diversity. They say that "Workforce diversity creates tensions and pushes and pulls necessary to move to the edge of chaos" (pg. 368). That is to say that when people a group of diverse people are working together they are more likely to come up with more ideas, many of which will be conflicting and the give-and-take of the group will lead to more advanced ideas and solutions. Having a diverse group of people to work with in a practice is key to the success of the practice because it will keep it on the cutting edge of health care and treatment. Additionally, a diverse group of patients will push those in the practice to go beyond original comfort zones and help them develop as caregivers. This diversity in both members of the practice and patients undeniably creates cyclical gains.