A nurse recognizes the importance of group norms when planning community health education. Which of the following provides the best explanation for why this is important?
a. Allow for creativity and variety among group members
b. Influence members' perception of com-munity
c. Are helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of the group
d. Maintain the group through various sup-ports to members
ANS: D
Group norms serve to maintain the group through various supports to members. They are the standards that guide, control, and regulate individuals and communities. They suggest what a group believes is important, what it finds acceptable or objectionable, or what it perceives as of no consequence. Group norms may limit the creativity and variety among the group members. Members' perception of the community could be influenced by group norms, but this is not why this consideration should be made when planning community health education. Group norms are not used to evaluate the effectiveness of the group.
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