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The nurse is attending a seminar that addresses power in nursing. In what way will this information be beneficial to the practicing nurse?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Improve the quality of patient care
2. Reinforce subordinate behavior
3. Enhance safe patient care
4. Support patient advocacy
5. Promote healing
Correct

1,3,4,5
Rationale 1: Knowledge of power and change helps nurses use emancipatory approaches to the problems of quality at the bedside. (See Page73 Theoretical Foundations and Key Concepts and Page 74 Relevance of Power, Empowerment and Change to Safety and Quality)
Rationale 2: Knowledge of power and change will not reinforce subordinate behavior but rather help to equalize the role of the nurse with that of the physician in patient care. (See Page73 Theoretical Foundations and Key Concepts and Page 74 Relevance of Power, Empowerment and Change to Safety and Quality)
Rationale 3: Knowledge of power and change helps nurses use emancipatory approaches to enhance safe patient care. (See Page73 Theoretical Foundations and Key Concepts and Page 74 Relevance of Power, Empowerment and Change to Safety and Quality)
Rationale 4: Knowledge of power and change helps nurses use emancipatory approaches to support patient advocacy. (See Page73 Theoretical Foundations and Key Concepts and Page 74 Relevance of Power, Empowerment and Change to Safety and Quality)
Rationale 5: Knowledge of power and change helps nurses use emancipatory approaches to promote healing. (See Page73 Theoretical Foundations and Key Concepts and Page 74 Relevance of Power, Empowerment and Change to Safety and Quality)

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