Журнал клинической и медицинской геномики

The Power of Knowledge Facing the Power of Position: Case Study about the Conflict of Power

Abstract

Adham AlArbeed

Case Studies, as teaching strategies, have been described as an explanation of real situations confronted by a person or persons in an organization. It has been featured as a way to aggravate the learners’ critical thinking; to apply theory into practice; to train learners toward decision making; to enhance learner’s cooperative learning skills; and to build partnerships among learners and teachers. This paper presents a case study about the conflict of power. The real names of the persons involved in the scenario had been replaced with vague ones. This is to ensure the rigor of this work. The aim of this paper is to describe a situation in which leaders in nursing administrative positions faces a lot. Besides, the paper aims to provide a logical approach toward dealing with such situations. Furthermore, it aims to activate the critical thinking of the readers through providing a list of questions at the end of the paper in order to generate a discussion which in its turn enhances the learning process.