A nurse believes that the members of a parenting group are in the ...

[Yi-Chen]

A nurse believes that the members of a parenting group are in the initial, or orientation, phase of group development. Which group behaviors would support this assumption?
 
  A. The group members manage conflict within the group.
  B. The group members use denial as part of the grief response.
  C. The group members compliment the leader and compete for the role of recorder.
  D. The group members initially trust one another and the leader.

Question 2

During an inpatient educational group, a client shouts out, This information is worthless. Nothing you have said can help me. These statements indicate to the nurse leader that the client is assuming which group role?
 
  A. The group role of aggressor
  B. The group role of initiator
  C. The group role of gatekeeper
  D. The group role of blocker

[Meganchabluk]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The nurse should anticipate that members in the initial, or orientation, phase of group development often compliment the leader and compete for the role of recorder. Members in this phase have not yet established trust and have a fear of not being accepted. Power struggles may occur as members compete for their position in the group.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The nurse should identify that the client is assuming the group role of the aggressor. The aggressor expresses negativism and hostility toward others in the group or to the group leader and may use sarcasm in an effort to degrade the status of others.