The job description of the staff nurse states the nurse is responsible for attending hospital committee meetings as assigned. The nurse manager asking the staff member to attend a risk management meeting is an example of:
1. Work allocation.
2. Overdelegation.
3. Ineffective delegation.
4. Transfer of authority.
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Explanation: 1. This bureaucratic assignment reflects the nurse?s job description so is work allocation.
Overdelegation occurs when the delegator loses control over a situation by giving too much
authority to the delegate. Ineffective delegation occurs when authority and responsibility are
given but the steps of effective delegation are not followed. Transfer of authority assumes the
delegate has assumed all of the roles and responsibilities associated with the task.
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