Legitimate power refers to: 1. power that comes with caring ...

[burton19126]

Legitimate power refers to:
 
  1.
  power that comes with caring for patients.
  2.
  power that comes with knowledge.
  3.
  power that comes with increased education.
  4.
  power that comes with job responsibilities.

Question 2

As an LPN, how should you view information coming from your manager on changes in your nursing unit, as compared with information from your best friend, who is also a staff nurse?
 
  1.
  Trust your friend; she really knows the truth about the changes.
  2.
  Compare your friend's information to the information from other staff.
  3.
  Trust your nurse manager and believe and value his or her information.
  4.
  Trust your nurse manager only to a point, and question other nurses about information.

[quynhmickitran]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
People earn legitimate power, which comes with a job and its responsibilities.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
The information that comes from someone in a management position should be valued and recognized as coming from a source of power. The nurse manager knows important information from participation on different committees and through meetings with departmental heads and administrators.

[burton19126]

Thank you

[quynhmickitran]

No problemo