One of the five laws of power is that "power fills a vacuum.". Which statement by the nurse best captures that type of power?
a. "An individual who provides leadership and power to create a strategy that will address a problem and get people to con-tribute to the effort"
b. "People who are willing to give power to someone in order to restore comfort or handle a dilemma"
c. "An individual who takes action to speak and act on behalf of a group
d. A state nursing association that acts on behalf of the nurses within the respective state"
B
People are willing to give power to someone interested in restoring order to situations of dis-comfort. Therefore, someone will eventually step forward to handle the dilemma (Law 1: Power Invariably Fills Any Vacuum). As an individual, one can easily feel powerless and unable to deal with the complex problems facing a hospital, community, or state. Through a nursing service or-ganization, a state nurses association, or a similar organization, an individual can garner the re-sources needed to magnify their power (Law 4: Power Is Exercised Through and Depends on Institutions). A person exercises power by providing the leadership or spark to create the strategy to carry out such an initiative, thus inspiring people to contribute to the effort (Law 2: Power Is Invariably Personal). Actions taken speak to the other nurses for who nurses act and, most im-portant, the patients for who nurses advocate. The individual in the power position is acting on behalf of the group (Law 5: Power Is Invariably Confronted With and Acts in the Presence of a Field of Responsibility).
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