In an effort to promote clarity, the manager of a busy hospital unit has posted a copy of the hospital's organizational chart. What information will be conveyed by this chart?
A) Acceptable strategies for organizing patient care
B) The specific responsibilities of the key staff members and the lines of authority
C) The flow of nursing tasks that should take place over the course of a typical shift
D) The correct responses to common events that occur on the unit
B
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