The nurse educator planned an in-service program on empowerment. The nurse educator could include discussion of which of the following ways that a staff member can empower himself or herself?
a. Be able to admit mistakes
b. Withhold information from others
c. Decrease workload
d. Maintain a critical aloofness
Question 2A staff member has the authority to:
a. Delegate to administrative staff
b. Implement ideas without approval from administration
c. Assist managers in the performance of their duties
d. Enjoy command privileges
Question 3One of the nurse manager's roles is to evaluate staff performance. Because the nurse manager has this role, the nurse manager's positional power is increased by:
a. Centrality
b. Criticality
c. Flexibility
d. Relevance
Question 4A staff nurse volunteered to serve on a newly formed task force charged with developing evidence-based practice protocols. This participation gave the staff nurse:
a. Referent power
b. Interpersonal power
c. Reward power
d. Coercive power
Question 5A cardiac rehabilitation clinic hired a nurse practitioner to manage the clinic. The nurse practitioner had recently obtained critical care certification. What type of power does the nurse practitioner have?
a. Charismatic power
b. Informal power
c. Coercive power
d. Expert power
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