General Hospital (Scenario)
Maha is a registered nurse in charge of a new unit at her hospital. She would like to have a more laid back 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 Maha. Sometimes this drives Maha crazy-the constant filling out of forms, and so forth. 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 in an attempt to change her unit so that it has more flexibility and fewer rules.
-Maha is required to sign off on all decisions, suggesting the hospital has what kind of decision- making authority?

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The fact that Maha is required to sign off on all decisions indicates that the decision-making authority is centralized. This means that all decisions must be approved by a single person or small group of people, rather than being distributed throughout the organization.

General Hospital (Scenario) Maha Is a Registered Nurse in Charge of a New