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tiffannnnyyyyyy · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse manager gave the unit secretary complete responsibility for the unit's staffing, including finding replacements for call-ins and disciplining nurses with excessive call-ins. This is an example of which type of delegation?

1. Effective delegation
2. Overdelegation
3. Reverse delegation
4. Underdelegation

Question 2

A hospital has written a well-defined surge call-back system for employees to use in case of a disaster. What are key vulnerabilities of this system? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Employees may be unwilling to come back into the disaster.
2. Employees may be personally affected by the disaster.
3. Many employees will request additional pay for shifts worked during disasters.
4. There may be no way to contact employees for call-back.
5. The employee may not physically be able to return to the hospital.

kescobar@64 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Effective delegation is the process by which responsibility and authority for performing a task is transferred to another person. It is critical that the task is one that can be delegated.
Rationale 2: Overdelegation occurs when the delegator loses control over a situation by providing the delegate with too much authority or responsibility. Discipline of an employee is a responsibility of the manager that cannot be delegated because of the confidentiality and controversy associated with it.
Rationale 3: Reverse delegation occurs when a person with a lower rank (unit secretary) delegates to someone with authority (nurse manager).
Rationale 4: Underdelegation occurs when full authority and responsibility are not transferred in a situation where delegation would otherwise be appropriate.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

1,2,4,5
Rationale 1: There is no assurance that employees will respond by returning to work once a disaster has happened.
Rationale 2: It is impossible to know if employees will be personally affected by the disaster. For example, if the employee's home is destroyed by a wildfire, that employee would have pressing family needs.
Rationale 3: This may occur, but is not a key impediment.
Rationale 4: If utilities such a telephone and cell phone towers are destroyed, there may be no way to contact the employee to come back to the hospital.
Rationale 5: There may be physical impediments such as washed out roads, snow-packed roads, or debris-covered roads that prevent employees from returning to the hospital.
Global Rationale: