There are three levels of management in nursing. Which action by the nurse would indicate the nurse is a first-line nurse manager?
a. Responding to a patient complaint
b. Deciding to incorporate walking rounds shift report hospitalwide
c. Reevaluating the nursing policy permitting IV push of certain medications by RNs
d. Designating assignment of new admissions
A
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A The first-line manager is the nurse manager and would be responsible for res-ponding to patient complaints.
B Middle-level managers set short- and long-term goals.
C It is a responsibility of upper-level management to forecast trends in nursing.
D This would be the responsibility of the charge nurse.
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