A staff nurse provides care based on intuition and always seems to be in control of her personal and professional life
—serving on the board of the state nurses association, serving as the nursing unit's representative on the ethics committee, and coaching her daughter's soft ball team. Many of the staff observes how she manages time and provides care. This nurse's power comes from which type of power?
a. Referent
b. Legitimate
c. Information
d. Connection
ANS: A
Correct: Referent power comes from the followers' identification with the leader Referent leaders are admired and respected and able to influence other nurses because of their desire to emulate her.
Incorrect:
b. Legitimate power is based on an official position with an organization such as the nurse manager or Chief Nursing Officer.
c. Information power is based on data or information needed by others.
d. Connection power is related to the powerful people a person knows.
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