The nurses on the unit were planning care for a group of clients ...

[HCHenry]

The nurses on the unit were planning care for a group of clients and determining whether they could best meet client needs in a task or a process group. Their decision was based on the under-standing that a task group focuses on:
 
  1. Relations among the members
  2. Communication styles
  3. Content issues
  4. The here and now

Question 2

A nurse, leading an inpatient group dealing with women's issues, identifies a client who is as-suming the role of aggressor. Which behavior characterizes this role?
 
  1. Seeking a position between contending sides
  2. Mediating conflicts and disagreements
  3. Attempting to manipulate others
  4. Criticizing the contributions of others

[dudman123]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Content-oriented groups focus on goals and tasks of the group. Thus a task-oriented group would focus on content issues. 1. Process groups focus on interpersonal relationships. 2. This is not rele-vant to describing task-oriented groups. 4. This refers to dealing with issues that are taking place at the present time.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4
An aggressor acts in negative ways, displaying hostility, attacking the group, or criticizing the members. Option 1 describes the compromiser. Option 2 describes the harmonizer. Option 3 de-scribes the dominator.

[HCHenry]

Excellent

[lkanara2]

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