Which indicates why the use of power is important to nursing?
1. The nurse manager can use it to evaluate staff.
2. The nurse can better impact and improve client care.
3. The RN can better supervise unlicensed personnel.
4. Power enables the nurse to ethically treat the agitated patient.
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Explanation: 1. The nurse?s power to impact the quality of client care is the best use of power. Formal power
does enable nurse managers to evaluate and supervise. Principle-centered power would allow
the nurse to treat the agitated client.
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