Question 1

Which statement concerning women's views of power is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women view power as a male right 
B)  Women view power differently than men do 
C)  Gender views regarding power differ only slightly 
D)  Gender views regarding power are rapidly changing 
A)  Women view power as a male right 
B)  Women view power differently than men do 
C)  Gender views regarding power differ only slightly 
D)  Gender views regarding power are rapidly changing B

Question 2

Which strategy is most effective in empowering staff?

Accepted Answer

A)  Serving as a role model of an empowered nurse 
B)  Following a rigid but consistent rule enforcement policy 
C)  Providing all employees with an annual cost-of-living raise 
D)  Encouraging staff to establish a strong unit culture with turf boundaries 
A)  Serving as a role model of an empowered nurse 
B)  Following a rigid but consistent rule enforcement policy 
C)  Providing all employees with an annual cost-of-living raise 
D)  Encouraging staff to establish a strong unit culture with turf boundaries A

Question 3

What does empowerment encourage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delegation of responsibility 
B)  Sharing authority with others 
C)  Relinquishing informal power 
D)  Successful authoritarian leadership 
A)  Delegation of responsibility 
B)  Sharing authority with others 
C)  Relinquishing informal power 
D)  Successful authoritarian leadership B

Question 4

Which power-building strategy would be the appropriate for a new employee? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maintaining a sense of humor 
B)  Gaining additional nursing certifications 
C)  Learning the institution's organizational culture. 
D)  Attending a training seminar on a new piece of unit equipment 
A)  Maintaining a sense of humor 
B)  Gaining additional nursing certifications 
C)  Learning the institution's organizational culture. 
D)  Attending a training seminar on a new piece of unit equipment

Question 5

Which is the positive outcome for a manager perceived to possess manager power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Staff have trust in the manager 
B)  Unit staffing tends to remain stable 
C)  The manager will be a leader as well 
D)  Administration supports the manager's decisions 
A)  Staff have trust in the manager 
B)  Unit staffing tends to remain stable 
C)  The manager will be a leader as well 
D)  Administration supports the manager's decisions

Question 6

What is the foundation of reference power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Association with others 
B)  Ability to grant favors 
C)  Personality 
D)  Fear 
A)  Association with others 
B)  Ability to grant favors 
C)  Personality 
D)  Fear

Question 7

What does proactive political strategy include?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assuming authority to do something if it is not expressly prohibited 
B)  Using competitive approaches to the decision-making process 
C)  Attempting to appear as a victim so future gains can be made 
D)  Verbalizing discontent with the politics of an organization 
A)  Assuming authority to do something if it is not expressly prohibited 
B)  Using competitive approaches to the decision-making process 
C)  Attempting to appear as a victim so future gains can be made 
D)  Verbalizing discontent with the politics of an organization

Question 8

What is the primary influence that shapes a person's response to authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Power figures in the family unit 
B)  Work experiences in each job held 
C)  Administrative figures in the workplace 
D)  Experiences in the spiritual dimension of life 
A)  Power figures in the family unit 
B)  Work experiences in each job held 
C)  Administrative figures in the workplace 
D)  Experiences in the spiritual dimension of life

Question 9

Which statement supports the manager's commitment to staff empowerment? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Unit goals include hiring an additional 2 nursing assistants." 
B)  "A staff committee will be formed to address that unit issue." 
C)  "We can arrange for you to spend 2 months working on another unit." 
D)  "I'm got funding to support staff who are interested in earning certifications." 
A)  "Unit goals include hiring an additional 2 nursing assistants." 
B)  "A staff committee will be formed to address that unit issue." 
C)  "We can arrange for you to spend 2 months working on another unit." 
D)  "I'm got funding to support staff who are interested in earning certifications."

Question 10

Two of the organizational goals are to increase physician satisfaction and reduce costs. A unit goal is to increase professional RN staffing. Which statement best supports all the stated goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing the RN staff will cut down on nursing errors, prevent burn out, and decrease the cost associated with staff turnover 
B)  Increasing the RN staff will result in increased patient safety and quality care, and thus improve physician satisfaction 
C)  Increasing the RN staff will free more nurses to be available to answer doctors' concerns during their rounds and will reduce our costly use of overtime 
D)  Increasing the RN staff will lead to improved patient education and a reduction in costly patient stays 
A)  Increasing the RN staff will cut down on nursing errors, prevent burn out, and decrease the cost associated with staff turnover 
B)  Increasing the RN staff will result in increased patient safety and quality care, and thus improve physician satisfaction 
C)  Increasing the RN staff will free more nurses to be available to answer doctors' concerns during their rounds and will reduce our costly use of overtime 
D)  Increasing the RN staff will lead to improved patient education and a reduction in costly patient stays

Question 11

Which statement about power is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a finite quality and, once gained, is very difficult to lose 
B)  It is destructively manipulative but is necessary for effective management 
C)  Women generally view power more positively than do men 
D)  Having power generally results in the gain of additional power 
A)  It is a finite quality and, once gained, is very difficult to lose 
B)  It is destructively manipulative but is necessary for effective management 
C)  Women generally view power more positively than do men 
D)  Having power generally results in the gain of additional power

Question 12

What is one of the most politically serious errors one can make?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dispensing fictitious information 
B)  Promoting the advancement of subordinates 
C)  Withholding or refusing to divulge information 
D)  Delaying decision making until there is additional information 
A)  Dispensing fictitious information 
B)  Promoting the advancement of subordinates 
C)  Withholding or refusing to divulge information 
D)  Delaying decision making until there is additional information

Question 13

Which statement represents a powerful image of a team leader?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I'm in charge here, and so all requests need to come to me." 
B)  "I'm too tired to deal with Dr. Jones today. When he gets here, tell him I've gone to lunch." 
C)  "Is it okay with the rest of you if I do all the charting and you do the direct patient care?" 
D)  "We have a great deal to accomplish today, but I am confident that, by working together, we can do it and do it well." 
A)  "I'm in charge here, and so all requests need to come to me." 
B)  "I'm too tired to deal with Dr. Jones today. When he gets here, tell him I've gone to lunch." 
C)  "Is it okay with the rest of you if I do all the charting and you do the direct patient care?" 
D)  "We have a great deal to accomplish today, but I am confident that, by working together, we can do it and do it well."

Question 14

What is coercive power based on?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to grant rewards to others 
B)  The power of fear and of punishment 
C)  The power inherent in one's position 
D)  The gaining of knowledge and skills 
A)  The ability to grant rewards to others 
B)  The power of fear and of punishment 
C)  The power inherent in one's position 
D)  The gaining of knowledge and skills

Question 15

Which factors are associated with the empowerment of staff?
1) Allow
2) Develop
3) Enable
4) Lead

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  1, 2, 4 
C)  1, 3, 4 
D)  2, 3, 4 
A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  1, 2, 4 
C)  1, 3, 4 
D)  2, 3, 4

Question 16

Which statement concerning the queen bee syndrome is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs more often with women than with men 
B)  It encourages the empowerment of subordinates 
C)  It prevents the sharing of power 
D)  It is an informal leadership role 
A)  It occurs more often with women than with men 
B)  It encourages the empowerment of subordinates 
C)  It prevents the sharing of power 
D)  It is an informal leadership role

Question 17

What determines the size of the authority-power gap between a manager and an employee?

Accepted Answer

A)  The organizational philosophy 
B)  The degree of rigidity in the corporate chart 
C)  How credible the manager is perceived to be 
D)  How much informal power the manager possesses 
A)  The organizational philosophy 
B)  The degree of rigidity in the corporate chart 
C)  How credible the manager is perceived to be 
D)  How much informal power the manager possesses

Question 18

What are the reasons for losing this power?
1) Being politically naive
2) Failure to use appropriate political strategies
3) The lack of a dynamic and powerful persona
4) Association with others who desire similar power

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2 
B)  1, 3 
C)  2, 4 
D)  3, 4 
A)  1, 2 
B)  1, 3 
C)  2, 4 
D)  3, 4

Question 19

Which statement regarding the view of power held by some women is true? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Power is inherently possessed by men 
B)  Power is associated with personal attributes 
C)  Power is viewed as dominance versus submission 
D)  Power is associated with personal qualities not accomplishment 
A)  Power is inherently possessed by men 
B)  Power is associated with personal attributes 
C)  Power is viewed as dominance versus submission 
D)  Power is associated with personal qualities not accomplishment

Question 20

What is the name of the gap that sometimes exists between a position of authority and subordinate response?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leadership-subordinate 
B)  Manager-subordinate 
C)  Administrator-power 
D)  Authority-power 
A)  Leadership-subordinate 
B)  Manager-subordinate 
C)  Administrator-power 
D)  Authority-power

Exam 13: Organizational, Politicil, Ane Personal Power

Which statement concerning women's views of power is true?

Which strategy is most effective in empowering staff?

What does empowerment encourage?

Which power-building strategy would be the appropriate for a new employee? Select all that apply.

Which is the positive outcome for a manager perceived to possess manager power?

What is the foundation of reference power?

What does proactive political strategy include?

What is the primary influence that shapes a person's response to authority?

Which statement supports the manager's commitment to staff empowerment? Select all that apply.

Two of the organizational goals are to increase physician satisfaction and reduce costs. A unit goal is to increase professional RN staffing. Which statement best supports all the stated goals?

Which statement about power is correct?

What is one of the most politically serious errors one can make?

Which statement represents a powerful image of a team leader?

What is coercive power based on?

Which factors are associated with the empowerment of staff? 1) Allow 2) Develop 3) Enable 4) Lead

Which statement concerning the queen bee syndrome is true?

What determines the size of the authority-power gap between a manager and an employee?

What are the reasons for losing this power? 1) Being politically naive 2) Failure to use appropriate political strategies 3) The lack of a dynamic and powerful persona 4) Association with others who desire similar power

Which statement regarding the view of power held by some women is true? Select all that apply.

What is the name of the gap that sometimes exists between a position of authority and subordinate response?

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