Ch. 13 Power
This type of power relates to a person's position
What is legitimate power
This is the term for the art of using legitimate power wisely
What is politics
This type of environment provides learners opportunities for problem solving with little or no patient risk
What is simulation
According to this theory, some people are born to lead and others are born to be led
What is The Great Man Theory
This type of leadership focuses on the development of strengths
What is strengths-based leadership
This type of power is based on an association with others
What is referent power
Name two instances when empowerment occurs
What are "•Leaders communicate their vision.
•Employees are given the opportunity to make the most of their talents.
Learning, creativity, and exploration are encouraged"
These are trial-and-error methods or rule-of-thumb approaches to problem solving
What are heuristics
Name two characteristics of the agile leader
What are "
Fast, flexible, and adaptable decision making
Openness to ideas and innovation
Inclusive and democratic approach to followers"
According to Jim Collin's, this level of leader has all of the abilities for the other levels plus a unique blend of humility and will
What are level 5: Great Leaders
This type of power relates to fear
What is coercive power
Name three things that influence the size of the authority–power gap between a manager and an employee
What are "
•Widens as the manager expresses a personal interest in his or her employees
•Increases when the manager loses credibility with employees
•Is influenced by how much status the manager has"
This is a decision making tool in the form of a flowchart that predicts when events and activities must take place if a final event is to occur
What is PERT Program evaluation and review technique
What are "
•Believe employees are lazy
•Employees need constant direction and supervision
•Indifferent to organizational needs"
According to this theory, followers are not motivated to actin the best interest of the employer
What is principal agent theory
This type of power relates to the ability to grant favors
What is reward power
Name four ways to increase power in the nursing profession
What is "Place
Place more nurses in positions that influence public policy.
Stop
Stop nurses from acting like victims.
Increase
Increase the level of nurses’ understanding regarding all health-care policy efforts.
Build
Build coalitions within and outside of nursing.
Promote
Promote greater research to strengthen evidence-based practice.
Support
Support nursing leaders."
Name two characteristics of a critical thinker
What are "open to new ideas, risk taker, energetic, caring, flexible, creative, insightful, observant, assertive
Insight
Intuition
Empathy
Willingness to take action
Knowledgeable"
Name three characteristics of the democratic leader
What are "
Decision making involves others
Praise employees for a job well done
Use of awards to motivate
criticism is constructive
economic and ego awards are used to motivate
decision making involves others"
This is the term used to describe using emotions in adaptive ways, regulating emotions in self and others, and appraising and expressing emotions in the self and others
What is emotional intelligence
This type of power relates to the need for information
What is informational power
Name five strategies for building a personal power base
What is "
•Maintain personal energy.
•Present a powerful picture to others.
•Pay the entry fee.
•Determine the powerful in the organization.
•Learn the language and symbols of the organization.
•Learn how to use the organization’s priorities.
•Increase professional skills and knowledge."
Name five of the seven steps of the traditional problem solving process
1. Identify the problem
2. Gather data to analyze the causes and consequences of the problem
3. Explore alternative solutions
4. Evaluate the alternatives
5. Select the appropriate solution6. Implement the solution
7. Evaluate the results
Name four characteristics of the laissez-faire leadership style
What are "
•Hands-off
•Permissive with little or no control
•Provides little or no direction
motivates by support when requested by the group
•Does not criticize
disperses decision making throughout the group
•Places emphasis on the group"
These leaders attract followers by risk taking and vision in terms of being innovative.
What are thought leaders