The type of power demonstrated by nurses who influence others with the information they provide to the group is referred to as:
a. expert power c. information power
b. connection power d. legitimate power
C
Power is based on the information that any person can provide to the group. The extent to which nurses are connected with others having power is called connection power. The knowledge and skills nurses possess is referred to as expert power. Legitimate power is power derived from the position a nurse holds in a group, and it indicates the degree of authority.
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