Exam 9: Power, Politics, and Influence

A unit manager watches a new RN graduate interacting with a patient.When the RN comes out of the room, the unit manager says, "I don't know what they taught you in your nursing program, but if I see you do that again, I will write you up." This example demonstrates:

A manager relies on his director (immediate supervisor) for advice about enrolling in graduate school to prepare for a career as a nurse executive.The director may exercise what kinds of power in the relationship with the manager in this advisory situation?

A nurse manager is experiencing poor staff morale on her unit.While participating in a baccalaureate course, the nurse manager had learned that one of the reasons nurses lack power today is related to the past.In the early decades of the profession, nurses lacked power because:

What has the literature on oppression in nursing demonstrated?

As a new manager in the ED, you meet with each of the staff to ask about their priorities and what they think is going well in the department or what is of concern to them.Almost all of the staff express frustration and distress at being treated rudely or disrespectfully by patients, staff from other departments, and physicians and complain that they feel that nurses in the ED are not valued.With the staff, you brainstorm to raise the profile of nurses.Which of the following strategies would be most effective? (Select all that apply.)