During a support group meeting focusing on strategies to manage symptoms, a patient asks the nurse leader how to deal with angry outbursts from a supervisor. Select the nurse's best action
a. Answer the question, and then move on to another topic.
b. Offer to answer the question privately after the group session.
c. Inform the patient that only illness-related problems can be discussed in the group.
d. Matter-of-factly explain that the topic being discussed is the importance of medication.
D
Some patients ask distracting questions, seeking answers directly from the leader. The nurse leader preserves the group process by returning the focus to the group and the topic being discussed. Only the correct option accomplishes this.
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