One of the nurse manager’s roles is to evaluate staff performance. Bec

QUESTION

One of the nurse manager’s roles is to evaluate staff performance. Because the nurse manager has this role, the nurse manager’s positional power is increased by:

a. Centrality
b. Criticality
c. Flexibility
d. Relevance

ANSWER:

ANS: D
Relevance is a characteristic of positions related to central objectives and issues of the organization and contributes to greater position power. Trainer or mentor, evaluator, and advocate or representative are relevantly powerful positions.