A nursing professional practice council is being formulated within an organization. Nurses from the three acute settings will meet monthly to discuss safety, policy, and practice needs within the organization
What are some of the reasons for this group formation (select all that apply)? a. To provide professional socialization
b. To provide an exchange forum
c. To provide a mechanism for independent work accomplishment
d. To allow members to test a theory
e. To create a sense of status and esteem
A, B, E
In nursing, formation of groups occurs primarily to provide a personal or professional socializa-tion and exchange forum, or to provide a mechanism for interdependent work accomplishment. Groups are established within organizations to create a sense of status and esteem, they allow an individual to test and establish reality, and they function as a mechanism for getting a job done.
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