Chapter 18: Understanding Use of Power

Chapter 18: Understanding Use of Power

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) should use what kind of power at the bedside?

1.	Professional power
2.	Personal power
3.	Reward power
4.	Expert power

 

 

____     2.   There is a chain of command in every facility where nurses are employed. Which of the following terms refers to that chain?

1.	Administrative levels
2.	Managerial chain
3.	Chain of power
4.	Administrative chain

 

 

____     3.   The strongest power base for nursing is:

1.	reward power.
2.	information power.
3.	personal power.
4.	expert power.

 

 

____     4.   Susie has just become an LPN and is at her first job on a geriatric transitional unit as a staff nurse. Mary, an expert geriatric nurse, has been asked to mentor Susie. What functions will Mary perform to best help Susie as she begins this job?

1.	Direct and evaluate Susie’s care.
2.	Support and teach Susie.
3.	Observe Susie for mistakes.
4.	Wait to help until Susie asks for it.

 

 

____     5.   With some nurse managers, reward power can be:

1.	supportive.
2.	legitimate.
3.	manipulative.
4.	a failure.

 

 

____     6.   Manipulative use of reward power turns into:

1.	coercion.
2.	anger.
3.	frustration.
4.	powerlessness.

 

 

____     7.   As an LPN, how should you view information coming from your manager on changes in your nursing unit, as compared with information from your best friend, who is also a staff nurse?

1.	Trust your friend; she really knows the truth about the changes.
2.	Compare your friend’s information to the information from other staff.
3.	Trust your nurse manager and believe and value his or her information.
4.	Trust your nurse manager only to a point, and question other nurses about information.

 

 

____     8.   Legitimate power refers to:

1.	power that comes with caring for patients.
2.	power that comes with knowledge.
3.	power that comes with increased education.
4.	power that comes with job responsibilities.

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. ANS:  2

Personal power allows nurses to practice the art of nursing. This power enables the nurse to give the kind of care that makes a difference in a patient’s life and to truly develop a relationship with that person.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 18    OBJ:   Objective: 2

KEY:  Content Area: Use of Power | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Understanding

 

2. ANS:  3

Chain of command can also be called “chain of power.” This chain of command, or power, is demonstrated through a nurse manager’s power to connect with other departments; thus, that manager has the ability to influence others to work toward the overall goals of the unit or team.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 18    OBJ:   Objective: 2

KEY:  Content Area: Use of Power | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowing

 

3. ANS:  4

Expert power relates to becoming an expert as a LPN, although not everyone can be an expert in every part of nursing. Expertise can be developed in specific areas of nursing and can be just as powerful.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 18    OBJ:   Objective: 2

KEY:  Content Area: Use of Power | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowing

 

4. ANS:  2

Nursing mentors should be nurses who are experts and who support and teach novice nurses. These mentors give willingly to help novice nurses become experts.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 18    OBJ:   Objective: 4

KEY:  Content Area: Use of Power | Integrated Processes: Caring | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Understanding

 

5. ANS:  3

Reward power is giving rewards to others. This concept of giving rewards can change a person’s behavior, and some managers use this power to manipulate others. A manipulative manager identifies and rewards favorite employees. These managers are recognizable because of obvious unfair conditions in the work environment.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 18    OBJ:   Objective: 1

KEY:  Content Area: Use of Power | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Understanding

 

6. ANS:  1

Coercion occurs when a manager uses reward power to treat employees negatively.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 18    OBJ:   Objective: 1

KEY:  Content Area: Use of Power | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Understanding

 

7. ANS:  3

The information that comes from someone in a management position should be valued and recognized as coming from a source of power. The nurse manager knows important information from participation on different committees and through meetings with departmental heads and administrators.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 18    OBJ:   Objective: 3

KEY:  Content Area: Use of Power | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Applying

 

8. ANS:  4

People earn legitimate power, which comes with a job and its responsibilities.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 18    OBJ:   Objective: 2

KEY:  Content Area: Use of Power | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowing