A New Director of Nursing in a Small Rural Hospital

question 5

Multiple Choice

A new director of nursing in a small rural hospital wants to make changes from the traditional model of governance to a shared-governance model.Select the characteristic below that best describes the traditional organizational structure in which a staff nurse is assigned to carry out nursing tasks for clients but is not given the chance to provide input into forming the policies and procedures by which care is delivered or the standards by which care is evaluated:

• A) bureaucratic.
• B) decentralized.
• C) delegated authority and responsibility.
• D) delegated responsibility but no authority.

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Definitions:

Net Method

An accounting method of recording purchases at the net of any trade discounts and rebates.

Purchase Discounts Lost

Occurs when a company fails to take advantage of early payment discounts offered by suppliers, leading to higher purchase costs.

Gross Method

The gross method in accounting is a way of recording purchases at the full invoice price without deduction of any cash discounts.

Accounts Payable

A current liability account on the balance sheet representing amounts owed by a company to suppliers or creditors for goods and services purchased on credit.