Power and politic Exam 2 Flashcards
a) What is power?
b) Personal power?
c) Organizational power?
a) Ability to create, get, and use resources to achieve one’s goals
b) Individual can influence other
c) Position in orgs hierarchy (dean)
powerfully within the organization
Sources of power
Expert?
Personal power
Knowing more about a subject than others
Derived from knowledge and skills
“they know what to do”
Legitimate
Org power
position nurse holds in a group
nurse’s degree of authority
Referent
Org power
how much others respect and like the individual, group, organization
Mother Teresa
Reward
Ability to reward others in order to influence them
Not suited for long-term change
compliance=規則などに従うこと・遵守すること
Coercive
ability to administer punishment or take disciplinary action
規律に関することや、違反に対する罰則に関する
Considered the least desirable tactic
Information
VERY IMPORTANT TO BEING FUNCTIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONS
Information sharing can improve patient care
Empowerment
Serving as a role model
leaders communicate their vision; employees are given the opportunity to make the most of their talents
Personal power development
Understanding power from a variety of perspectives is important for nurses
Power allows nurses to gain more control over work and personal lives
✓ You have to have a healthy balance
To imagine the future, nurses must
- What type of power does a professional nursing certification provide?
A) Legitimate
B) Expert
C) Charismatic
D) Organizational
Ans: B
Feedback:
A nursing certification provides the proof of earned expert power such as having knowledge or skill not possessed by all nurses
- Which statement about power is correct?
A) It is a finite quality and, once gained, is very difficult to lose
B) It is destructively manipulative but is necessary for effective management
C) Women generally view power more positively than do men
D) Having power generally results in the gain of additional power
Ans: D
Feedback:
The only true statement here is that power is likely to bring more power in an ascending cycle, whereas powerlessness often generates more powerlessness.
Which strategy is most effective in empowering staff?
A) Serving as a role model of an empowered nurse
B) Following a rigid but consistent rule enforcement policy
C) Providing all employees with an annual cost-of-living raise
D) Encouraging staff to establish a strong unit culture with turf boundaries
Ans: A
Feedback:
By serving as a role model of an empowered nurse, the individual encourages others to become empowered. The remaining options are not examples of effective empowering strategies
Which statement describes both self-power and feminist power?
A) The militant expression of power by assertive women
B) The power gained from knowing other powerful people
C) The narrowing of the authority gap between nurses and physicians
D) Personally awareness that is demonstrated by having power over one’s life
Ans: D
Feedback:
Self-power, sometimes referred to as feminist power, is power over self rather than over other people.
What does empowerment encourage?
A) Delegation of responsibility
B) Sharing authority with others
C) Relinquishing informal power
power that is not tied to any position,
D) Successful authoritarian leadership
Ans: B
Feedback:
Empowerment is sharing power or authority with others but not relinquishing(give up) either power inherent in a position or its responsibility. Authoritarian leadership is not
associated with empowerment.
Which factors are associated with the empowerment of staff?
1. Allow
2. Develop
3. Enable
4. Lead
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
Ans: A
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Which statement supports the manager’s commitment to staff empowerment? SATA
A) “Unit goals include hiring an additional 2 nursing assistants.”
B) “A staff committee will be formed to address that unit issue.”
C) “We can arrange for you to spend 2 months working on another unit.”
D) “I’m got funding to support staff who are interested in earning certifications.”
Ans: A, B, C, D
Feedback:
can be defined as decentralization of power.
Empowerment occurs when leaders communicate their vision; employees are given the opportunity to make the most of their talents; and learning, creativity, and exploration are encouraged. While an open-door policy supports communication, it is not associated with empowerment
a) What is politics?
b) What are the methods?
a) Process by which people use a variety of methods to achieve their goals
b) Competition
Negotiation
Collaboration
E
Who are the stakeholder groups?
Insurance companies
Professional organizations
Consumer groups
Healthcare groups
Educational groups
They are vested interest groups who control healthcare resources
Nurse as Political Activist
As largest health care group, nurses can have voice in their work environments for patients as well as themselves
Which statement indicates that a nurse has the skills to be politically involved? SATA
1. The nurse does not take credit for his or her own ideas but attributes them to others.
2. The nurse knows a lot about what is going on in the organization.
3. People often say that the nurse has a way of dealing with difficult people and situations.
4. Staff members seek out this nurse’s ideas on how unit problems should be solved.
5. The nurse has a “sixth sense” about when to present new ideas.
Answer: 2, 3, 4, 5
Explanation:
1. Getting credit for one’s own ideas indicates political savvy.
2. Being “in the loop” is a sign of political savvy.
3. Knowing how to deal with a difficult colleague is a sign of political savvy.
4. A politically savvy nurse’s ideas get a fair hearing.
5. Knowing when and how to present ideas is being political
Which would be the most effective way for nursing to improve the power of its image?
- All nurses becoming politically active
- Dressing, speaking, and acting in a professional manner
- Motivating others to become nurses
- Encouraging clients to speak positively about their encounters with nurses
Answer: 2
Explanation:
1. Although becoming politically active is important, it is not the most effective way to promote a powerful image.
2. A powerful image would best be created by nurses acting and speaking in a professional manner.
3. Motivating others to become nurses is a result of power, but it is not the most effective way to promote a powerful image.
4. Having clients speak positively about nursing encounters is certainly a good thing, but nurses must improve their own image.
