Deck 13: Organizational, Politicil, Ane Personal Power

Question 1

What type of power does a professional nursing certification provide?

A) Legitimate
B) Expert
C) Charismatic
D) Organizational

Answer 1

Expert

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Having power generally results in the gain of additional power

Question 3

Which statement represents a powerful image of a team leader?

A) "I'm in charge here, and so all requests need to come to me."
B) "I'm too tired to deal with Dr. Jones today. When he gets here, tell him I've gone to lunch."
C) "Is it okay with the rest of you if I do all the charting and you do the direct patient care?"
D) "We have a great deal to accomplish today, but I am confident that, by working together, we can do it and do it well."

Answer 3

"We have a great deal to accomplish today, but I am confident that, by working together, we can do it and do it well."

Question 4

Which power-building strategy would be the appropriate for a new employee? Select all that apply.

A) Maintaining a sense of humor
B) Gaining additional nursing certifications
C) Learning the institution's organizational culture.
D) Attending a training seminar on a new piece of unit equipment

Question 5

What determines the size of the authority-power gap between a manager and an employee?

A) The organizational philosophy
B) The degree of rigidity in the corporate chart
C) How credible the manager is perceived to be
D) How much informal power the manager possesses

Question 6

What does proactive political strategy include?

A) Assuming authority to do something if it is not expressly prohibited
B) Using competitive approaches to the decision-making process
C) Attempting to appear as a victim so future gains can be made
D) Verbalizing discontent with the politics of an organization

Question 7

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

Question 8

Which statement concerning the queen bee syndrome is true?

A) It occurs more often with women than with men
B) It encourages the empowerment of subordinates
C) It prevents the sharing of power
D) It is an informal leadership role

Question 9

What is one of the most politically serious errors one can make?

A) Dispensing fictitious information
B) Promoting the advancement of subordinates
C) Withholding or refusing to divulge information
D) Delaying decision making until there is additional information

Question 10

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

Question 11

A nursing administrator believes that the organization supports an inadequate distribution of power. What is the administrator's initial action to combat this situation?

A) To form a coalition to extend administrative networking.
B) To pose a plan for organizational restructuring.
C) To gain entry into an informal power group.
D) To improve one's personal power base

Question 12

What does empowerment encourage?

A) Delegation of responsibility
B) Sharing authority with others
C) Relinquishing informal power
D) Successful authoritarian leadership

Question 13

Two of the organizational goals are to increase physician satisfaction and reduce costs. A unit goal is to increase professional RN staffing. Which statement best supports all the stated goals?

A) Increasing the RN staff will cut down on nursing errors, prevent burn out, and decrease the cost associated with staff turnover
B) Increasing the RN staff will result in increased patient safety and quality care, and thus improve physician satisfaction
C) Increasing the RN staff will free more nurses to be available to answer doctors' concerns during their rounds and will reduce our costly use of overtime
D) Increasing the RN staff will lead to improved patient education and a reduction in costly patient stays

Question 14

What are necessary components of leadership and management?
1) Power
2) Authority
3) Empowerment
4) Authority-power gap

A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 4
D) 3, 4

Question 15

What is the primary influence that shapes a person's response to authority?

A) Power figures in the family unit
B) Work experiences in each job held
C) Administrative figures in the workplace
D) Experiences in the spiritual dimension of life

Question 16

What is the name of the gap that sometimes exists between a position of authority and subordinate response?

A) Leadership-subordinate
B) Manager-subordinate
C) Administrator-power
D) Authority-power

Question 17

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

Question 18

Which statement concerning women's views of power is true?

A) Women view power as a male right
B) Women view power differently than men do
C) Gender views regarding power differ only slightly
D) Gender views regarding power are rapidly changing

Question 19

What is coercive power based on?

A) The ability to grant rewards to others
B) The power of fear and of punishment
C) The power inherent in one's position
D) The gaining of knowledge and skills

Question 20

What are the reasons for losing this power?
1) Being politically naive
2) Failure to use appropriate political strategies
3) The lack of a dynamic and powerful persona
4) Association with others who desire similar power

A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 4
D) 3, 4

Question 21

Which statement regarding the view of power held by some women is true? Select all that apply.

A) Power is inherently possessed by men
B) Power is associated with personal attributes
C) Power is viewed as dominance versus submission
D) Power is associated with personal qualities not accomplishment

Question 22

What is the foundation of reference power?

A) Association with others
B) Ability to grant favors
C) Personality
D) Fear

Question 23

Which is the positive outcome for a manager perceived to possess manager power?

A) Staff have trust in the manager
B) Unit staffing tends to remain stable
C) The manager will be a leader as well
D) Administration supports the manager's decisions

Question 24

A staff member asks the manger for a particular day off on the next schedule. Which response demonstrates the concept of underpromising and help the manager retain the staff's trust?

A) "I will do my best to give you the time off."
B) "Be sure to get the written request in early."
C) "If staffing stays the same, I will arrange for your request."
D) "If you don't take any sick time before then, I'll give it to you."

Question 25

Which statement supports the manager's commitment to staff empowerment? Select all that apply.

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."