Role differences
related to authority
and empowerment
can affect nursing
practice in the perioperative
environment.
For example, the perioperative
care manager
may be able to
act more assuredly to
resolve ethical situations because the role has more
intrinsic power associated with it. The power associated
with various managerial roles is dependent on
the hierarchy of those respective roles. Nurses in
organizations where the structure is flat, flexible,
and decentralized are more able to take appropriate
action as needed in the care of their patients as well
as able to support their decisions and actions.