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Nurse Manager

Category - HR

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What is the definition of empowerment?

Empowerment is sharing information, power and decision making.
Empowerment is the process that nursing supervisors use to negotiate.
Empowerment is the process that nurses use to plan patient teaching.
Empowerment is flattening the hierarchical organizational structures.

Explanation

Answer: A - Empowerment is best defined as the process with which information, power and decision making are shared within the organization. This sharing gives staff the opportunity to take initiative and solve problems with autonomous decision making. Empowerment requires that staff are able to accept accountability for their decisions.

Category: Human resources management - Promoting professional development

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