Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: Explain the purposes that therapeutic groups fulfill.

Question 13

Type: MCSA

A nurse has been working one-to-one therapy with a client but now tells the client it would be beneficial for the client to be part of a group. The nurse knows that the advantage of group therapy is:

1. A therapeutic experience for the benefit of many therapists.

2. The nurse can work with more people at one time.

3. Multiple associations with various therapists.

4. The presence of many people participating in a therapeutic experience.

Correct Answer: 4

Rationale 1: 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 group setting and, over time, the client may work with various therapists, these are not the most advantageous aspects of group therapy.

Rationale 2: 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 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 group setting and, over time, the client may work with various therapists, these are not the most advantageous aspects of group therapy.

Rationale 4: 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 group setting and, over time, the client may work with various therapists, these are not the most advantageous aspects of group therapy.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: Explain the purposes that therapeutic groups fulfill.

Question 14

Type: MCSA

The client is being discharged from an inpatient facility. The nurse explains that part of the outpatient treatment will be to take part in group therapy because it provides a structure for:

1. Supporting clients on a regular basis.

2. Trying out old and new ways of acting and reacting.

3. Using health care benefits in new and exciting ways.

4. Supporting clients and families.

Correct Answer: 2

Rationale 1: Group therapy provides an interpersonal testing ground that allows members to try out old and new ways of being in an environment specifically structured for that purpose. Group therapy may, indeed, provide support for clients and families on a regular basis, but the emphasis is to provide a structured environment for the client to experiment with new behaviors. Using health care benefits is not a reason to participate in group therapy.

Rationale 2: Group therapy provides an interpersonal testing ground that allows members to try out old and new ways of being in an environment specifically structured for that purpose. Group therapy may, indeed, provide support for clients and families on a regular basis, but the emphasis is to provide a structured environment for the client to experiment with new behaviors. Using health care benefits is not a reason to participate in group therapy.

Rationale 3: Group therapy provides an interpersonal testing ground that allows members to try out old and new ways of being in an environment specifically structured for that purpose. Group therapy may, indeed, provide support for clients and families on a regular basis, but the emphasis is to provide a structured environment for the client to experiment with new behaviors. Using health care benefits is not a reason to participate in group therapy.

Rationale 4: Group therapy provides an interpersonal testing ground that allows members to try out old and new ways of being in an environment specifically structured for that purpose. Group therapy may, indeed, provide support for clients and families on a regular basis, but the emphasis is to provide a structured environment for the client to experiment with new behaviors. Using health care benefits is not a reason to participate in group therapy.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: Explain the purposes that therapeutic groups fulfill.

Question 15

Type: MCSA

Clients with mental disorders benefit from therapeutic groups because they provide:

1. Feedback from a number of sources.

2. A monitoring system that helps clients control impulses.

3. The best stimuli for clients.

4. A way for them to feel normal.

Correct Answer: 1

Rationale 1: Due to the presence of many people, group therapy provides multiple sources of feedback. Group therapy may or may not provide the best stimuli, is not designed to help people feel normal, and is not a monitoring system.

Rationale 2: Due to the presence of many people, group therapy provides multiple sources of feedback. Group therapy may or may not provide the best stimuli, is not designed to help people feel normal, and is not a monitoring system.

Rationale 3: Due to the presence of many people, group therapy provides multiple sources of feedback. Group therapy may or may not provide the best stimuli, is not designed to help people feel normal, and is not a monitoring system.

Rationale 4: Due to the presence of many people, group therapy provides multiple sources of feedback. Group therapy may or may not provide the best stimuli, is not designed to help people feel normal, and is not a monitoring system.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Analyzing

Client Need: Psychosocial Integrity