The nurse manager gave the unit secretary complete responsibility for the unit's staffing, including finding replacements for call-ins and disciplining nurses with excessive call-ins. This is an example of which type of delegation?

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1. Effective delegation is the process by which responsibility and authority for performing a task is transferred to another person. It is critical that the task is one that can be delegated.
2. Overdelegation occurs when the delegator loses control over a situation by providing the delegate with too much authority or responsibility. Discipline of an employee is a responsibility of the manager that cannot be delegated because of the confidentiality and controversy associated with it.
3. Reverse delegation occurs when a person with a lower rank (unit secretary) delegates to someone with authority (nurse manager).
4. Underdelegation occurs when full authority and responsibility are not transferred in a situation where delegation would otherwise be appropriate.

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