The Nursing Supervisor Informs the Staff That If They Refuse

question 21

Multiple Choice

The nursing supervisor informs the staff that if they refuse to stay on the nursing unit and work an additional 8-hour shift, they will be reported to the state for patient abandonment. This type of power is known as:

• A) coercive.
• B) expert.
• C) legitimate.
• D) reward.

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Definitions:

Titchener

Edward Titchener was a British psychologist known for developing structuralism, an early school of psychology focused on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components.

Behaviorism

An approach in psychology that emphasizes the importance of external behavior rather than internal processes and posits that behavior can be studied scientifically without recourse to inner mental states.

Psychodynamic Psychology

A branch of psychology that emphasizes the systemic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behaviour, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Gestalt Psychology

A school of thought that emphasizes looking at the whole of anything, including perception and human behavior, rather than its parts.