Legitimate power is defined as “the power that comes from having a position of importance in an organization, such as being the leader or a key member of a management team. This power comes when the organization's employees recognize the individual's authority.” (Kubsch) An example of legitimate power would be nurses working under certified nursing licenses granted by each nurse's State Board of Nursing. They have surpassed their advice and earned the power and responsibility that accompanies the professional title and job description of registered nurse. The rights and responsibilities that come with this license give the nurse a position in the healthcare community and the authority to speak openly about nursing and healthcare issues. With the titles conferred, legitimacy can also be revoked. In the case of the registered nurse, the nursing license can be revoked on many different bases; Below are some of the most common reasons your nursing license is revoked or suspended in the state of Pennsylvania. “The Board may refuse, suspend or revoke any license in any case in which the Board finds that: negligent or incompetent in the practice of professional nursing, incapable of practicing professional nursing with reasonable skill and safety towards patients a due to mental or physical illness or physiological or psychological condition or dependence on alcohol, hallucinogenic drugs or narcotics