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RODY.ELKHALIL

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The nurse manager realizes that power must be used to influence a change that is needed on the unit. What should this nurse remember when exerting this power?
 
  1. The best strategy is to overwhelm opposition by exerting a great deal of power.
  2. The best strategy is to focus the use of power on the persons who are slow to make the desired change.
  3. The best type of power for these situations is coercion.
  4. The best strategy is to undertake all power interactions in a polite manner.

Question 2

Which represent obstacles to delegation?
 
  1. Most of the nursing staff deliver highly skilled care.
  2. The entire organization has a team-centered culture.
  3. There is a budget shortfall for the current fiscal year.
  4. Each employee knows and executes job responsibilities.



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: One of the rules of using power is to use as little as possible to get the results desired.
Rationale 2: One of the rules of using power is to focus the power on the problem instead of individual people.
Rationale 3: Coercion is rarely the best type of power to use.
Rationale 4: Being polite is an essential part of using power effectively.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. Resources such as qualified nurses, finances, and educational resources may be limited, which
are obstacles to delegation. Highly skilled staff is incorrect because a staff that is comprised of
many competent nurses enables the nurse manager to delegate and still have other nurses to
rely on to deliver quality nursing care. The team-centered culture is incorrect because
democratic leadership styles facilitate delegation and provide good role models. Knowing job
responsibilities is incorrect because environmental factors such as a norm of crisis management
as a result of poor job descriptions and unclear chains of command are nonsupportive to
delegation.



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