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.
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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.
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