Choose the situations that represent the qualities of a team rather than those of a group. Select all that apply
1. Nurse recruiters and nurse educators gather to explore and implement a program to recruit males into the profession.
2. Three nurses, a respiratory therapist, two residents, and a nursing assistant all are fully involved in a "code blue."
3. Nurses at a unit meeting attempt to address and resolve interpersonal differences that they have assessed as interfering with nursing care.
4. Nurses meet with a representative of a Master's degree program.
5. Nurses, physicians, and paramedics from around the state attend a trauma symposium where information about traumatic brain injury is presented.
1, 2, 3
Explanation: 1. These participants have a common goal and will work together to achieve the goal.
2. These participants are working toward a common goal.
3. These participants are working toward a common goal.
4. These participants have separate interests, with no commitment to a common goal and will not necessarily work together.
5. These participants likely have a common goal of improving their individual practice with traumatic brain injury patients, but there is no indication that they will work together to achieve the goal.
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