The hospital holds weekly meetings of a nurse manager council that discuss identified problem areas and makes recommendations to a central council or administration. This is a form of:
a. Ad hoc committee
b. Informal committee
c. Shared governance council
d. Task force
ANS: C
Although the ultimate responsibility for a decision is the top administrator's, that burden can be shared through the use of committees and shared governance councils.
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