The advanced practice registered nurse is leading a psychotherapy group and is establishing the norms for the group. What norms will the nurse establish that will help the group function in a productive manner? Select all that apply
1. Empathy for one another
2. Honest communication
3. Respect for one another
4. Arriving on time
5. Self-disclosure
Answer: 2, 3, 4, 5
Explanation: Particularly for group psychotherapy, leaders must establish norms from the group's inception, emphasizing the importance of good attendance, honest and open communication, gradual self-disclosure, and respect for one another's ideas. While empathy for one another is always desired, this is not necessary for the group to function in a productive manner; rather, mutual respect is a more reasonable expectation.
You might also like to view...
The nursing instructor is discussing chronic conditions and their effects on the body with her medical-surgical class. What would the nursing instructor explain to her students that a patient with diabetes is at risk for?
A) Arthritis B) Renal failure C) Cancer D) Asthma
A home health nurse makes a home visit to a 90-year-old patient who has cardiovascular disease. During the visit the patient asks the nurse, "Can you see the little green bugs that have been singing to me?"
The patient is also exhibiting signs of confusion and agitation. What should the home health nurse do? A) Have the patient's home care increased B) Have a family member check in on the patient in the evening C) Have the patient see his physician D) Refer the patient to an adult day program
The nurse is caring for a child with a decubiti on the buttocks. The nurse notes that the dressing covering the decubiti is loose. What action should the nurse implement?
a. Retape the dressing. b. Remove the dressing. c. Change the dressing. d. Reinforce the dressing.
The releasing hormones that are made in the hypothalamus travel to the anterior pituitary via the:
a. Vessels of the zona fasciculata b. Infundibular stem c. Hypophyseal stalk d. Portal hypophyseal blood vessels