A Nurse Manager Is Responsible for a Unit Consisting of 40

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager is responsible for a unit consisting of 40 nurses who report to two clinical supervisors. In addition, there are 10 support staff who report to an administrative supervisor. The subordinates reporting to this manager are known as which dimension of organizational design?

• A) Division of labor
• B) Hierarchy
• C) Span of control
• D) Decentralization

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Definitions:

Rate

The specified frequency at which an event occurs or a quantity changes over time or per unit.

Decimal Places

The number of digits to the right of the decimal point in a number, indicating its precision.

Percents

A mathematical expression, indicating a part of a whole as so many hundredths.

Decimals

Numerical digits that represent fractions of ten, used to express numbers less than one or to provide precision in numerical representations.