Exam 9: Interventions in Groups

Which situation should a nurse identify as an example of an autocratic leadership style?

An experienced psychiatric registered nurse has taken a new position leading groups in a day treatment program.Which group is this nurse most qualified to lead?

During an inpatient educational group,a client shouts out,"This information is worthless.Nothing you have said can help me." These statements indicate to a nurse leader that the client is assuming which group role?

During a therapeutic group,which nursing action demonstrates a laissez-faire leadership style?

A 10-week,prenuptial counseling group composed of five couples is terminating.At the last group meeting,a nurse notices that the two most faithful and participative couples are absent.When considering concepts of group development,what might explain this behavior?

When planning group therapy,a nurse should identify which configuration as most optimal for a therapeutic group?

A ______________________ is a collection of individuals whose association is founded on shared commonalities of interest,values,norms,or purpose.

A nursing instructor is teaching about psychodrama,a specialized type of therapeutic group.Which student statement indicates that further teaching is necessary?

During a community meeting,a nurse encourages clients to present unit problems and discuss possible solutions.Which type of leadership style is the nurse demonstrating?

During a group session,which client statement demonstrates that the group has progressed to the middle,or working,phase of group development?

A nursing instructor is teaching students about self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?

During the sixth week of a 10-week parenting skills group,a nurse observes as several members get into a heated dispute about spanking.As a group,they decide to create a pros-and-cons poster on the use of physical discipline.At this time,what is the role of the group leader?

A single,pregnant teenager in a parenting class discloses her ambivalence toward the pregnancy and the subsequent guilt that these thoughts generate.A mother of three admits to having felt that way herself.Which of Yalom's curative group factors does this illustrate?

During a group discussion,members freely interact with each other.Which member statement is an example of Yalom's curative group factor of imparting information?

Order the following leadership expectations that occur in the three phases of the group development process. _____The leader encourages members to provide feedback to each other about individual progress and to review goals and discuss outcomes. _____The leader promotes an environment of trust and ensures that rules established by the group do not interfere with fulfillment of the goals. _____The leader helps to resolve conflict and fosters cohesiveness,while ensuring that members do not deviate from the intended task.

A client diagnosed with alcohol use disorder experiences a first relapse.During an AA meeting,another group member states,"I relapsed three times,but now have been sober for 15 years." Which of Yalom's curative group factors does this illustrate?

Which of the following behavioral skills should a nurse implement when leading a group that is functioning in the orientation phase of group development? (Select all that apply.)

Prayer group members at a local Baptist church are meeting with a poor,homeless family whom they are supporting.Which member statement is an example of Yalom's curative group factor of altruism?

Which group leader activity should a nurse identify as being most effective in the final,or termination,phase of group development?