Chapter 15

Question 1

power

Answer 1

strength or force that is exerted or capable of being exerted

Question 2

authority

Answer 2

legitimacy to exert power

Question 3

influence

Answer 3

process of producing effects on action, behavior, and opinions of others

Question 4

power, influence, authority example:

Answer 4

a nurse notifies a physician regarding a change in patient care

Question 5

policy decisions reflect the values and beliefs of those making the decisions

Answer 5

public officials act on the interest of their constituents to support passage of lawd and development of policies. professional organizations…..could cause resentments like fmla people picking up slack of person off

Question 6

politics

Answer 6

is a process if in influencing the allocation of scarce resources

Question 7

policies

Answer 7

Are decisions. politics influence the decisions

Question 8

stakeholders

Answer 8

individuals with vested interest….ex. to increase funding for nursing scholarships stake holders lobby state legislature

Question 9

Florence nightingale

Answer 9

worked with sir Sidney Herbert, secretary of war

Question 10

Lavina dock

Answer 10

found ANA, pressured hospital administrators to improve working conditions, and galvanized support for nursing licensure 2007

Question 11

nurses join organizations to

Answer 11

network with colleagues

pursue CEU

Question 12

reasons nurses don’t join organizations

Answer 12

high cost to dues
not enough time
lack of interest
less than 10% nurses are members of ANA only 20% belong to a specialty nursing organization.

Question 13

Ana mission statement

Answer 13

nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all

Question 14

Ana goals

Answer 14

fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting

Question 15

nurse union….national nurses united

Answer 15

work collectively, have control over their practice and workplace. work to equalize power between management and staff
national labor act overseen by national labor relation board oversee unions
unions: issues in contract negotiations: staffing, work assignments, and shared governance.

Question 16

open shop

Answer 16

employees are not required to join union

Question 17

Right to work states

Answer 17

Don’t care about unions

Question 18

closed

Answer 18

required to join union

Question 19

certification and CEU

Answer 19

ANCC offers a range of certification

Question 20

political activism

Answer 20

nurses depend on activism to protect their interests. ex direct reimbursement for NPs, RN staffing
organization with legislation agenda

Question 21

nurses can run for office

Answer 21

2014 5 nurses were elected.

Question 22

Grassroots organization

Answer 22

ground up