A staff nurse who recently graduated from a health systems management graduate program was relieved of her duties on the unit and given a temporary assignment along with other staff members who were working on their certifications
The staff members were participating in:
a. Bureaucratic management
b. A task force
c. A line and staff model
d. An adhocracy
ANS: B
Task forces composed of personnel reassigned from their usual duties are sometimes created for special projects. Establishment of a task force allows personnel with special qualifications to combine their expertise and concentrate on a project in a manner that would not be possible if they also had to perform their usual duties.
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