The nurse mentions to a colleague that yesterday's therapy group was developing cohesion and understands that this is important for:

1. Flexibility.
2. Boundaries.
3. Goal attainment.
4. Communication.


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Rationale: A group is cohesive when its members are attracted to it. An attractive group has explicit, mutual, and attainable group goals with clear paths to goal attainment. Flexibility, boundaries, and communication are not dependent on cohesion.

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a. Implement an individualized therapeutic regimen that brings about a cure. b. Provide caring to help the patient live at the optimal level of health and wellness. c. Suggest that the patient accept eventual death to reduce the burdens on the pa-tient's family. d. Encourage the patient to minimize the use of services to control costs.

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A) Embolectomy B) Pericarditis C) Thoracentesis D) Inactivity and pressure from blood in the pericardium

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a. Removing jewelry b. Keeping hands and forearms in the down position when washing c. Rinsing with hands in the up position d. Drying in the direction of fingers to wrists and forearms

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When a patient shows symptoms of pneumonia, the nurse knows to first understand three key factors about the disease, including

A. The infectious agents that cause disease B. The environment relevant to the transmission of disease from one person to another C. Who is at risk for becoming infected D. All of the above

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