Question 1

Pfeffer believes that power comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  standing back and waiting. 
B)  taking risks and volunteering. 
C)  waiting to be noticed. 
D)  the employer. 
A)  standing back and waiting. 
B)  taking risks and volunteering. 
C)  waiting to be noticed. 
D)  the employer.

Question 2

Which of these characteristics is evidence of a nurse's personal power?

Accepted Answer

A)  decision making 
B)  connections 
C)  charisma 
D)  expertise 
A)  decision making 
B)  connections 
C)  charisma 
D)  expertise

Question 3

Which of the following best describes one form of a personal orientation to power?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing practical knowledge 
B)  achieving a higher salary 
C)  achieving gain for the common good 
D)  empowerment 
A)  increasing practical knowledge 
B)  achieving a higher salary 
C)  achieving gain for the common good 
D)  empowerment

Question 4

Which type of power is derived from the knowledge and skills that nurses possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  legitimate power 
B)  expert power 
C)  referent power 
D)  reward/coercion power 
A)  legitimate power 
B)  expert power 
C)  referent power 
D)  reward/coercion power

Question 5

Which of the following do many believe will cause power to become more evenly distributed?

Accepted Answer

A)  government policies 
B)  higher education 
C)  the Internet 
D)  the media 
A)  government policies 
B)  higher education 
C)  the Internet 
D)  the media

Question 6

Nurses empower themselves through which one of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  media involvement 
B)  self-perception of power 
C)  gender 
D)  self-decision making
Indicate one or more answer choices that best complete the statement or answer the question. 
A)  media involvement 
B)  self-perception of power 
C)  gender 
D)  self-decision making
Indicate one or more answer choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

Question 7

How are rewards viewed in terms of using them as a source of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are a way to motivate others. 
B)  They can be a source of resentment. 
C)  They can be effective for changing attitudes. 
D)  They are an uncertain instrument for influencing others. 
A)  They are a way to motivate others. 
B)  They can be a source of resentment. 
C)  They can be effective for changing attitudes. 
D)  They are an uncertain instrument for influencing others.

Question 8

Pfeffer believes power must be taken when there is opportunity there to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One source of power that is often exhibited by nurses is the power that nurses obtain from their charismatic presence and the trust and respect they have earned from others. The nurse who has this type of power can work well with others, because there is an element of trust and respect. Which type of power does this nurse possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  connection power 
B)  referent power 
C)  information power 
D)  expert power 
A)  connection power 
B)  referent power 
C)  information power 
D)  expert power

Question 10

Canadian Nurses Association President, Karima Velji, in her address to the CNA members in 2014, stressed that as nurses, we must ask ourselves what role will we play in shaping the future of health and health care. She says, "We cannot underestimate the ethical and political meaning of being the largest profession in the health care workforce and the trust that the public has placed on nurses. We have a responsibility to unleash our power and to fulfill our calling to those we serve."
Reflect on this empowering speech from President Karima Velji, and discuss why it will be important "to release the full glory of our voices, our solutions, and our outcomes as nurses."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Canadian Nurses Association President, Karima Velji, in...

Question 11

Which type of power is derived from having a position or degree of authority within an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  information power 
B)  connection power 
C)  referent power 
D)  legitimate power 
A)  information power 
B)  connection power 
C)  referent power 
D)  legitimate power

Question 12

Which type of power does critical thinking lead to?

Accepted Answer

A)  information power 
B)  expert power 
C)  connection power 
D)  legitimate power 
A)  information power 
B)  expert power 
C)  connection power 
D)  legitimate power

Question 13

Which of the following tends to result from visible reciprocal acknowledgment of expertise among group members?

Accepted Answer

A)  maintenance of productivity 
B)  enhancement of power 
C)  balance of power 
D)  decreased productivity 
A)  maintenance of productivity 
B)  enhancement of power 
C)  balance of power 
D)  decreased productivity

Pfeffer believes that power comes from

Which of these characteristics is evidence of a nurse's personal power?

Which of the following best describes one form of a personal orientation to power?

Which type of power is derived from the knowledge and skills that nurses possess?

Which of the following do many believe will cause power to become more evenly distributed?

Nurses empower themselves through which one of the following factors?

How are rewards viewed in terms of using them as a source of power?

Pfeffer believes power must be taken when there is opportunity there to do so.

Which type of power is derived from having a position or degree of authority within an organization?

Which type of power does critical thinking lead to?

Which of the following tends to result from visible reciprocal acknowledgment of expertise among group members?

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Managing Performance and Outcomes Using an Organizational Quality Improvement Model

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Exam 16: Power

Pfeffer believes that power comes from

Which of these characteristics is evidence of a nurse's personal power?

Which of the following best describes one form of a personal orientation to power?

Which type of power is derived from the knowledge and skills that nurses possess?

Which of the following do many believe will cause power to become more evenly distributed?

Nurses empower themselves through which one of the following factors?

How are rewards viewed in terms of using them as a source of power?

Pfeffer believes power must be taken when there is opportunity there to do so.

Which type of power is derived from having a position or degree of authority within an organization?

Which type of power does critical thinking lead to?

Which of the following tends to result from visible reciprocal acknowledgment of expertise among group members?

Canadas Health Care Environment

Basic Clinical Health Care Economics

Evidence-Based Practice

Nursing and Health Care Informatics

Population-Based Health Care Practice

Personal and Interprofessional Communication

Politics and Consumer Partnerships

Nursing Leadership and Management

Current Issues and Trends

Effective Team Building

Budget Concepts for Client Care

Effective Staffing

Delegation of Nursing Care

Strategic Planning and Organizing Client Care

Change, Innovation, and Conflict Resolution

Managing Performance and Outcomes Using an Organizational Quality Improvement Model

Decision Making

Legal Aspects of Client Care

Spirituality and the Profession of Nursing

Ethics and the Profession of Nursing

Collective Bargaining

Career Planning and Development: Creating Your Path to the Future

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