The nurse knows that the primary task of the interactional group therapist is to make sure events in the session take precedence over:

1. Outside events.
2. Illness prevention.
3. Family matters.
4. Individual therapy.


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Rationale: A primary task of the therapist is to actively steer the group discourse toward events in the session (the here-and-now) over those that occur outside or have occurred outside (the there-and-then).The work of the interactional group is not intended to displace individual therapy, prevent illness, or place priority on outside family matters.

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