If part of a group's process is team building, which is the ...

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If part of a group's process is team building, which is the correct order of these activities?
 
  1. Learn about each potential member's past experiences with the task at hand.
  2. Schedule an overnight retreat with activities meant to bring group cohesiveness.
  3. Observe group meetings to determine areas where problems could develop.
  4. Send e-mail notification of the establishment and overall group purpose.
  5. Determine the group's effectiveness, and intervene as necessary.

Question 2

Which statement indicates that the novice nurse manager might need more instruction in effective team building?
 
  1. The more people who are involved in this group, the harder the group
  outcomes will be to attain.
   2. The more frequently this group meets, the more quickly and
  more efficiently work will be done.
   3. If I am better able to recognize a sick group, the less time the group will lose
  completing the task.
   4. If I can appropriately redirect the discussion to the task at hand, more
  constructive communication will occur.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5

Rationale: First, the leader must assess to determine who is interested in serving on the team, and then assess each interested person's past experiences, level of interest, and the existence of any hidden agendas. Then, observing during a meeting will give information about and diagnose possible problems with individual members, membermember relationships, and overall functioning. The leader may schedule a retreat to work through some of these issues as a team (implementation). Finally, evaluation of the group's overall effectiveness is the final step to ensure that problems are addressed and goals are reached.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 2

Rationale: The group members need to prepare more and meet less, depending upon the task at hand. It is not helpful for the group to meet so often that members do not have time to prepare. Only those people who will be valuable to the group should be involved in the group. Once the group becomes large, outcomes are more difficult to reach, and take longer. Sick groups stagnate, and are unproductive, and the quicker they are recognized, the faster the members can be disbanded and a new group formed. The group leader must be prepared to redirect the discussion from negative to positive topics that will lead to the group's outcomes being met.