A charge nurse's responsibilities include the day-to-day management and coordination of therapies for the clients, client assignments, and scheduling. Which type of management is the charge nurse performing?
1. Top level
2. Middle level
3. First level
4. Upper level
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Upper-level (same as top-level) managers are organizational executives who are primarily responsible for establishing goals and developing strategic plans.
Rationale 2: Middle-level managers supervise a number of first-level managers and are responsible for the activities in the departments they supervise.
Rationale 3: First-level managers are responsible for managing the work of nonmanagerial personnel and the day-to-day activities of a specific work group (rehabilitation unit in this case).
Rationale 4: Upper-level (same as top-level) managers are organizational executives who are primarily responsible for establishing goals and developing strategic plans.
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