The primary benefit to the nurse having power is that the nurse can:
a. do more good c. gain more education
b. move up the clinical ladder d. obtain a management position
A
Power is a good thing as stated by Gracian (1892, p.172): "The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good." Nurses are more likely to see power as a positive thing and are more inclined to use this positive power to help others.
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