A staff nurse volunteered to serve on a newly formed task force charged with developing evidence-based practice protocols. This participation gave the staff nurse:
a. Referent power
b. Interpersonal power
c. Reward power
d. Coercive power
ANS: B
Interpersonal power comes from connection, information, and group decision-making powers. Group decision-making power can create synergy when people come together to make decisions and go forth as a united force.
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