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
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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.
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