Nursing Student P lacks confidence in her abilities to effectively care for infants. She is afraid that she will not receive a good grade in her pediatric clinical rotation; hence, she may fail her class or even her program
What type of change strategy is being used as noted by Bennis, Benne, and Chin (1969)? a. rational-empirical approach c. power-coercive approach
b. driving-restraining forces approach d. normative-reeducative approach
C
Nursing Student P's fear of not passing her pediatric clinical rotation may ultimately lead to her failure not only of the class, but also of her program; this is an example of a self-inflicted power-coercive approach to change. The power-coercive approach to change is seen when resistance to a change event is expected, but the acceptance of the change may not be important to the power group involved; hence some form of power, control, or coercion may be used to achieve the desired change.
The rational-empirical approach is used when knowledge is used to encourage change such as when individuals are reeducated so that they will understand the need for a specified change in a rational manner. Normative-reeducative approach is seen when an individual feels he or she needs to maintain satisfactory relationships in the workplace. Driving-restraining forces approach is part of Lewin's (1951) change theory, which is based on the concept that there are different kinds of forces that motivate (drive) or act as barriers to (restrain) change.
You might also like to view...
A nurse hears screaming from a client's room. A male visitor leaves the client's room. Which is the nurse's priority action?
1. Call the police. 2. Notify the client's physician. 3. Follow the visitor. 4. Check on the client.
The nurse is assessing the deep tendon reflexes on a patient with incontinence. What condition of the urinary/renal system does the nurse expect to illicit specific information on?
A) Renal calculi B) Benign prostatic hyperplasia C) Bladder dysfunction D) Acute renal failure
The nurse assesses a diabetic patient and finds the patient to be pale, edematous, and listless with a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level of 35 mg/dL and a creatinine level of 4 mg/dL. What would the results of the nursing assessment indicate?
a. Diverticulitis b. Congestive heart failure c. Chronic renal failure d. Benign prostatic hypertrophy
One day a colleague asked you, "What made you choose nursing as a profession?" You replied that your mother and teachers encouraged you to choose this profession
Your colleague would most likely hypothesize that your mother and teachers possessed personal power because they: a. perceived themselves as having personal power. b. were individuals who could influence others and events. c. had extensive buying power or wealth. d. were individuals in powerful positions.