A group of student nurses are observing a committee discussion on a health care-based policy. As the students watch the process, they recognize that power and empowerment are demonstrated by which actions? Select all that apply.

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Power is the ability to act or produce an effect and possess control, authority, or influence over others. Empowerment is a process of assisting communities to come together to express their values and ideas to those outside the community. If power is the ability to control, predict, and participate in one's environment, then empowerment is the process whereby individuals and communities take power and transform their lives. Professionals hold the power and authority by virtue of their place in the bureaucracy. Nurses have a responsibility to ensure community participation in issues affecting them, and they must continually examine the relationship and position they hold within these communities. The legislators recognize that they represent the people, and if they do only what they want and ignore the voice of the community, they can be replaced at the next election.

A Group of Student Nurses Are Observing a Committee Discussion