Vocab 121final Flashcards
(28 cards)
Dispense reward or withhold it because of one’s control over desired resources
Reward power
Dispense punishment or remove rewards; i.e. can be seen in undesirable assignments or shifts
Coercive power
One or more members possess power by virtue of rank, culture, delegation, or appointment; i.e. instructor, charge nurse, someone appointing you
Legitimate power
Exists when one or more members want to imitate another member
Referent power
Exist when one or more members have expertise and knowledge that you lack; i.e. seasoned nurses that you go to when you have questions; or patients might see that you have the extra power
Expert power
Power inherent in the authority of a position
Position power
Power because of an association with another person, or organization Or knowing someone who owes you a favor
Relationship or Connection power
Power that comes from having special expertise or skills but can also come from degrees or certifications indicating special training
Knowledge or information power
The power one has in being able to help others with the process or procedure they need to do
Task power
Power that is derived from personal attributes such as strength of character, passion, inspiration, or wisdom and enhanced by strong interpersonal skills such as the ability to communicate
Personal power
Occurs in loyalty and approval by other group members become so important that members are afraid to express conflicting ideas and opinions for fear of being excluded from the group
Group think
Returning to an earlier, more primitive form of behavior in the face of a threat to self-esteem
Regression
Unconscious forgetting of parts or all of an experience
Repression
Unconscious refusal to allow painful facts, feelings, or perceptions into awareness
Denial
Offering a plausible explanation for an unacceptable behavior
Rationalization
Attributing unacceptable feelings, facts, behaviors, or attitudes to others; usually expressed as blame
Projection
Redirecting feelings onto an object or person considered less of a threat than the original object or person
Displacement
Unconscious focusing on only the intellectual and not the emotional aspects of a situation or circumstance
Intellectualization
Unconscious assuming of traits opposite of undesirable behaviors
Reaction formation
Redirecting socially unacceptable unconscious thoughts and feelings into socially approved outlets
Sublimation
Verbal expression or actions representing one feeling, followed by an expression of the direct opposite
Undoing
Failure to act in a reasonable and prudent manner
Negligence
Legal basis for nursing practice in the state; educational requirements, defines nursing practice, written standards
The nurse practice act
Develops specific regulations to implement the nurse practice act; investigates and rules nursing misconduct
Washington State nursing care quality assurance commission
