A group of nurses who are attempting to organize and public ...

[cmoore54]

A group of nurses who are attempting to organize and public health initiative are struggling to handle issues related to dominance, control, and power within the group. In what stage of group development is this group?
 
  A) Mature
  B) Initial
  C) Termination
  D) Working

Question 2

A community resident has been elected as a member of a steering committee that is charged with advising the local public health department on health promotion initiatives. What is a group that has structure and authority known as?
 
  A) An informal group
  B) A formal group
  C) A primary group
  D) A secondary group

[lin77x]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Feedback:
During the working stage of group development, the group solves selected problems of working together; handles conflicts between members or between members and the leader; and works on issues of dominance, control, and power within the group.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
A formal group has limited interaction, structure, and authority, which usually emanates from above. A faculty meeting is an example. Informal groups provide much of a person's education and contribute greatly to his or her values. Members of primary groups have face-to-face contact, boundaries, norms, and explicit and implicit interdependent roles. An example is a family. Secondary groups usually are larger and more impersonal than primary groups. Members do not have emotional ties.