Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment Learning Outcome: Explain the purposes that therapeutic groups fulfill. Question 13
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Type: MCSA A nurse has been working one-to-one therapy with a client but now tells the client it would be
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beneficial for the client to be part of a group. The nurse knows that the advantage of group
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therapy is: 1. A therapeutic experience for the benefit of many therapists.
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2. The nurse can work with more people at one time. 3. Multiple associations with various therapists.
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4. The presence of many people participating in a therapeutic experience. Correct Answer: 4
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Rationale 1: The advantages of group therapy stem from one major factor: the presence of many
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people, rather than a solitary therapist, who participate in the therapeutic experience. Group therapy is not for the benefit of the therapist. While the nurse can work with more people in a group setting and, over time, the client may work with various therapists, these are not the most
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advantageous aspects of group therapy. Rationale 2: The advantages of group therapy stem from one major factor: the presence of many
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people, rather than a solitary therapist, who participate in the therapeutic experience. Group therapy is not for the benefit of the therapist. While the nurse can work with more people in a group setting and, over time, the client may work with various therapists, these are not the most advantageous aspects of group therapy. Rationale 3: The advantages of group therapy stem from one major factor: the presence of many people, rather than a solitary therapist, who participate in the therapeutic experience. Group therapy is not for the benefit of the therapist. While the nurse can work with more people in a
