A nurse manager has begun working in an organization with decentralized decision making. Decentralized decision making allows the nurse manager to:
a. Make decisions effectively
b. Make long-range plans
c. Develop organizational goals
d. Initiate policy development
ANS: A
Decentralization fosters informality and democracy in management and brings decision making closer to the action. Thus decisions may be more effective, because the people who know the situation and have to implement the decisions are the ones who make them.
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