Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: Encourage the assumption of appropriate task roles and maintenance roles among members of small groups.

Question 8

Type: MCSA

The nurse notices that one of the group members seems frustrated. He is very friendly with everyone in the group but seems upset when some group members do not reciprocate with an equal amount of friendliness. The nurse understands that the group member is demonstrating his interpersonal needs for:

1. Love

2. Affection

3. Grief

4. Reasoning

Correct Answer: 2

Rationale 1: The affection need consists of being able to love other people or to be close and intimate to a satisfactory degree, and having others love you or be close and intimate with you to a satisfactory degree. Love is a component of the need for affection. Grief and reasoning do not apply to the scenario.

Rationale 2: The affection need consists of being able to love other people or to be close and intimate to a satisfactory degree, and having others love you or be close and intimate with you to a satisfactory degree. Love is a component of the need for affection. Grief and reasoning do not apply to the scenario.

Rationale 3: The affection need consists of being able to love other people or to be close and intimate to a satisfactory degree, and having others love you or be close and intimate with you to a satisfactory degree. Love is a component of the need for affection. Grief and reasoning do not apply to the scenario.

Rationale 4: The affection need consists of being able to love other people or to be close and intimate to a satisfactory degree, and having others love you or be close and intimate with you to a satisfactory degree. Love is a component of the need for affection. Grief and reasoning do not apply to the scenario.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: Improve the dynamics of small groups by incorporating an understanding of the interpersonal needs of inclusion, affection, and control.

Question 9

Type: MCSA

The nursing student knows that clients need for inclusion allows the group members to:

1. Remain emotionally available.

2. Become great communicators.

3. Interact with one another satisfactorily.

4. Use the clients need to obtain group privacy.

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: The interpersonal need for inclusion is the need to establish and maintain relationships with others that offer interactions and associations satisfying to the individual. This need determines whether a person is outgoing or prefers privacy but does not relate to obtaining group privacy. The need for inclusion does not require a person to remain emotionally available or be a great communicator.

Rationale 2: The interpersonal need for inclusion is the need to establish and maintain relationships with others that offer interactions and associations satisfying to the individual. This need determines whether a person is outgoing or prefers privacy but does not relate to obtaining group privacy. The need for inclusion does not require a person to remain emotionally available or be a great communicator.

Rationale 3: The interpersonal need for inclusion is the need to establish and maintain relationships with others that offer interactions and associations satisfying to the individual. This need determines whether a person is outgoing or prefers privacy but does not relate to obtaining group privacy. The need for inclusion does not require a person to remain emotionally available or be a great communicator.

Rationale 4: The interpersonal need for inclusion is the need to establish and maintain relationships with others that offer interactions and associations satisfying to the individual. This need determines whether a person is outgoing or prefers privacy but does not relate to obtaining group privacy. The need for inclusion does not require a person to remain emotionally available or be a great communicator.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: Improve the dynamics of small groups by incorporating an understanding of the interpersonal needs of inclusion, affection, and control.

Question 10

Type: MCSA

A group leader states that he respects the competence and responsibility of members of the group but gets annoyed when one of the group members takes over a group meeting. The group leader is demonstrating the interpersonal need for:

1. Self-respect.

2. Religion.

3. Control.

4. Social reasoning.

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: The interpersonal need for control is the need to establish and maintain a satisfactory relationship between oneself and other people with regard to power and influence and maintain a feeling of respect for the competence and responsibility of others to a satisfying degree to oneself. The group leader has a desire to control the group, but does not want to be controlled by any of its members. Religion, self-respect, and social reasoning are not amongthe three basic interpersonal needs.

Rationale 2: The interpersonal need for control is the need to establish and maintain a satisfactory relationship between oneself and other people with regard to power and influence and maintain a feeling of respect for the competence and responsibility of others to a satisfying degree to oneself. The group leader has a desire to control the group, but does not want to be controlled by any of its members. Religion, self-respect, and social reasoning are not amongthe three basic interpersonal needs.

Rationale 3: The interpersonal need for control is the need to establish and maintain a satisfactory relationship between oneself and other people with regard to power and influence and maintain a feeling of respect for the competence and responsibility of others to a satisfying degree to oneself. The group leader has a desire to control the group, but does not want to be controlled by any of its members. Religion, self-respect, and social reasoning are not amongthe three basic interpersonal needs.

Rationale 4: The interpersonal need for control is the need to establish and maintain a satisfactory relationship between oneself and other people with regard to power and influence and maintain a feeling of respect for the competence and responsibility of others to a satisfying degree to oneself. The group leader has a desire to control the group, but does not want to be controlled by any of its members. Religion, self-respect, and social reasoning are not among the three basic interpersonal needs.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Analyzing

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: Improve the dynamics of small groups by incorporating an understanding of the interpersonal needs of inclusion, affection, and control.

Question 11

Type: MCSA

The nurse knows that any group moves through three interpersonal phases in a particular order, which includes:

1. Inclusion, control, and affection.

2. Reasoning, inclusion, and self-confidence.

3. Control, love, and affection.

4. Reasoning, self-confidence, and religion.

Correct Answer: 1

Rationale 1: Any group, given enough time, moves through three interpersonal phasesinclusion, control, and affection, in that orderthat correspond to the three basic interpersonal needs. Love, reasoning, self-confidence, and religion are not interpersonal phases.

Rationale 2: Any group, given enough time, moves through three interpersonal phasesinclusion, control, and affection, in that orderthat correspond to the three basic interpersonal needs. Love, reasoning, self-confidence, and religion are not interpersonal phases.

Rationale 3: Any group, given enough time, moves through three interpersonal phasesinclusion, control, and affection, in that orderthat correspond to the three basic interpersonal needs. Love, reasoning, self-confidence, and religion are not interpersonal phases.

Rationale 4: Any group, given enough time, moves through three interpersonal phasesinclusion, control, and affection, in that orderthat correspond to the three basic interpersonal needs. Love, reasoning, self-confidence, and religion are not interpersonal phases.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: Improve the dynamics of small groups by incorporating an understanding of the interpersonal needs of inclusion, affection, and control.

Question 12

Type: MCSA

A nursing student learns that group therapy reveals distortions in interpersonal relationships in an effort to:

1. Learn how to stifle emotions.

2. Examine and resolve issues.

3. Process and examine emotions.

4. Effectively handle emotions.

Correct Answer: 2

Rationale 1: Group therapy provides stimuli from multiple sources, revealing distortions in interpersonal relationships so that they can be examined and resolved. The goal of group therapy is not to stifle emotions. A result of examining and resolving issues may be to effectivelyprocess and handle emotions.

Rationale 2: Group therapy provides stimuli from multiple sources, revealing distortions in interpersonal relationships so that they can be examined and resolved. The goal of group therapy is not to stifle emotions. A result of examining and resolving issues may be to effectivelyprocess and handle emotions.

Rationale 3: Group therapy provides stimuli from multiple sources, revealing distortions in interpersonal relationships so that they can be examined and resolved. The goal of group therapy is not to stifle emotions. A result of examining and resolving issues may be to effectivelyprocess and handle emotions.

Rationale 4: Group therapy provides stimuli from multiple sources, revealing distortions in interpersonal relationships so that they can be examined and resolved. The goal of group therapy is not to stifle emotions. A result of examining and resolving issues may be to effectivelyprocess and handle emotions.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Client Need Sub: