Author Question: A nurse recognizes the importance of group norms when planning community health education. Which of ... (Read 78 times)

stephzh · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse recognizes the importance of group norms when planning community health education. Which of the following provides the best explanation for why this is important?

a. Allow for creativity and variety among group members
b. Influence members' perception of com-munity
c. Are helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of the group
d. Maintain the group through various sup-ports to members

Question 2

A nurse tells a coworker that she has been working on a regular basis with a group that demon-strates cohesion. Which of the following groups is the nurse most likely to describe?

a. A group with several leaders
b. A group with diverse attitudes and values
c. A group with a common goal
d. A group with efficient members

macagn · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Group norms serve to maintain the group through various supports to members. They are the standards that guide, control, and regulate individuals and communities. They suggest what a group believes is important, what it finds acceptable or objectionable, or what it perceives as of no consequence. Group norms may limit the creativity and variety among the group members. Members' perception of the community could be influenced by group norms, but this is not why this consideration should be made when planning community health education. Group norms are not used to evaluate the effectiveness of the group.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Cohesion is the attraction between individual members and between each member and the group. Group effectiveness improves as members work together toward group goals while still satisfying the needs of individual members. A group with several leaders may have difficulty obtaining co-hesion if each of the leaders has a different idea. Common attitudes and values among the group members will be important for the group to obtain cohesion. Efficiency does not play a role in developing cohesion.