Despite repeated invitations by his colleagues to become involved in regional and state nursing practice committees, Tom refuses. His reason is that "nursing committees rarely get anything worthwhile done because of politics and conflicts
" According to the text, Tom's view of in-volvement: a. Is rare in nursing today.
b. Reflects a fear of power.
c. Reflects the essential process of power.
d. Reflects empowerment and capacity to make his own decisions.
C
Tom's response reflects a distancing from other nurses related to discomfort with conflict asso-ciated with human interactions. The text defines human interactions within organizations as poli-tics, a component of which is the essential process of power.
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