The newly appointed vice president for nursing operations has ...

[NClaborn]

The newly appointed vice president for nursing operations has announced that the authority for decision making will be decentralized and distributed throughout the organization.
 
  The nurse managers anticipate that the channel of communication and authority will be characterized by an organizational chart that is: 1. Flat
  2. Vertical
  3. Circular
  4. Horizontal

Question 2

Ketoconazole (Nizoral) is prescribed for an assigned client. The nurse prepares to administer the medication:
 
  1. With food
  2. With an antacid
  3. With 8 oz of water
  4. On an empty stomach

[fwbard]

Answer to Question 1

1

Rationale: In flat organizations, authority and responsibility are delegated to the lowest opera-tional level possible. Vertical is incorrect because a vertical chart indicates a formal line of authority and communications. Traditionally, vertical charts indicate decision making at the upper levels of management. Circular indicates a concentric or circular chart, with the chief executive in the center and successive layers of authority. Horizontal refers to a horizontal, or left-to-right, chart that depicts the chief executive at the left, with lower layers of the authority to the right.

Answer to Question 2

1

Rationale: Ketoconazole (Nizoral) should be administered with food to minimize gastrointestinal irritation. With an antacid, with 8 oz of water, and on an empty stomach are incorrect. The medication requires acidity and should be administered at least 2 hours apart from an antacid.

[NClaborn]

Thank you!

[fwbard]

Always glad to help...