The staff nurse job description states that 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 which concept?

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1. This assignment reflects duties listed in the nurse's job description, so asking the nurse to attend a meeting is work assignment.
2. Overdelegation occurs when the delegator loses control over a situation by giving too much authority to the delegate.
3. Ineffective delegation occurs when authority and responsibility are given but the steps of effective delegation are not followed.
4. Assignments are a bureaucratic function and no transfer of authority occurs.

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