The staff nurse has been appointed to a task force. What can the nurse expect regarding this group?
1. There will be no official leader for the group.
2. The nurse will be working with people from several different departments within the hospital.
3. The assignment will be time limited.
4. The group members will compete for resources for their own units.
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Rationale 1: Task forces may or may not have a leader.
Rationale 2: Task groups are generally limited to a specific service area.
Rationale 3: A task group is charged with accomplishing a specific time-limited assignment.
Rationale 4: Task groups are not competing groups.
Global Rationale:
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