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1Mary G. Harper, PhD, RN, NPDA-BC, is Director of Research and Inquiry, Association for Nursing Professional Development, Chicago, Illinois.
Abstract:
Most nursing professional development practitioners do not have formal power that results from being in a leadership position in their organization. As a result, they must optimize their influence through referent, expert, and informational power as described by French and Raven (1959). This column provides actionable recommendations for nursing professional development practitioners to expand their influence in their organizations.
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