General Hospital (Scenario)Michelle is a registered nurse in charge of a new unit at her hospital. She would like to have a more laidback approach in dealing with her new staff, but the hospital demands that there be strict hierarchical levels and that all decisions must be signed off by Michelle. Sometimes the constant filling out of forms, and so forth really annoys Michelle. She also feels that the numerous levels of hierarchy are unnecessary and place barriers between herself and her staff. She isn't sure why things have to be so "organized" and is thinking about speaking with her boss about having more flexibility and fewer rules.Michelle has noticed that everyone is very concerned about the line of authority within the hospital. This implies that the employees at the hospital are
worried about the ________.
A. decentralization of control
B. chain of command
C. span of control
D. departmentalization
Answer: B
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