Strategies for nurses to implement in order to increase their organizational power include which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Get involved beyond direct patient care
b. Continually improve and add to the knowledge you have in relation to yourorganizational unit, to the organization as a whole
c. Readily share appropriate knowledge with others who will value it and use it to a goodend
d. Stay away from individuals who perceive themselves as powerful
e. Volunteer to be involved with health care at the local, state, and national level
f. Volunteer for committee assignments that will challenge you to learn and experience
more than what is expected of you in a staff nurse role
A, B, C, E, F
All of the above are strategies for increasing a nurse's organizational power except for option "d.".
Instead of isolating oneself from individuals who perceive themselves as powerful, analyze the
situation. These individuals may in fact be powerful within the organization and can possibly serve as
mentors.
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