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"
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.
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