Scenario D

Multiple Choice

Scenario D. Use the information given below to answer the following questions. Healthy Day Regional Medical Center's management team has several decisions to make. They are:
1. Determine which patients have to be admitted the next day.
2. Decide whether to purchase the only other medical center in the region.
3. Decide which candidates will meet the requirements for the nursing training program.
4. Determine whether the medical center should diversify to include more advanced (and substantially more costly) technologies.
-Decision 1 is a _____ decision because it can be solved using rules and procedure.

A) tactical
B) strategic
C) programmed
D) nonprogrammed
E) risky