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javeds

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Which organizational theory emphasized the informal aspects of organization social structure and was influenced by the Hawthorne experiments?
 
  a. Bureaucratic theory
  b. Scientific management school
  c. Classical management theory
  d. Human relations school

Question 2

The most common source of legal liability for nurse managers is a(n) ____.
 
  a. Medical malpractice suit
  b. Organizational nursing issue
  c. Tort
  d. Vicarious liability



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Answer to Question 1

D
Theorists in the human relations school emphasized the informal, rather than formal, aspects of organization social structure. Hawthorne experiments were influential in this school of thought.

Answer to Question 2

C
The most common source of legal liability for nurses and nurse managers is a tort. Negligent acts or omissions (unintentional torts) and various intentional acts (intentional torts), such as invasion of privacy or assault and battery, commonly arise in clinical nursing practice (Aiken, 2004).



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