power, politics, and influence Flashcards
1
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focus on power
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- empowerment
- critical social theory
- policy
- politics
2
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types of power
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- personal
- expert
- position
- perceived
- connection
3
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critical social theory
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how society controls access to power on the basis of individual characteristics and how power influences others
4
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social empowerment theory
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employees become empowered when they gain access to..
- opportunity
- information
- resources
- support
- formal and informal power
5
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psychological empowerment
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- comes from within
- beliefs about their empowerment allows meaning, determination, competence
6
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empowering professional identity
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- socialization process
- reality/transition shock
- development begins during education
7
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leader empowering behaviours
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- enhancing meaningfulness of work
- fostering participatory decision making
- providing autonomy from bureaucratic restraints
- facilitating goal accomplishment
- expressing confidence in high performance
8
Q
power strategies
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- networking: organizations, social media
- coalition building: lobbying
9
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policy process and politics
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- developing, implementing, and evaluating policy on the basis of best evidence
- knowledge translation
10
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policy making framework
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- synthesis of knowledge
- policy inputs (economics, election pressures)
- public policy
11
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public policy
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- rarely arises from one discrete decision
- implementation of policy
- evaluation of policy
12
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policy recommendations
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- local
- provincial
- federal
13
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examples of organizations that evaluate policy
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- cochrane
- campbell
14
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policy advocacy and nursing
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- nurses capacity as individuals or members of a profession have influence
- monitoring, alleviating and preventing or bringing about social change
- raising public awareness of the issue
15
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building political skill
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- build relationship with legislator
- be an active member of organization
- run for office
- seek appointed positons
