The student nurse asks if advance practice training is needed to lead psychoeducation groups and assist families. The instructor tells the nurse that all nurses can lead the groups as long as they:
1. Support a loss of autonomy.
2. Promote rigidity and chaos.
3. Understand family and group dynamics.
4. Isolate family members from one another.
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Rationale: Nurses have long been involved in working with clients and their families in small groups brought together for health teaching, psychoeducation, or supportive purposes. All nurses, regardless of level of education, can lead therapeutic groups or psychoeducation groups, and all nurses can assist families, as long as they understand and apply group and family dynamics in their interventions.
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