Chapter 13: Group Interventions
1. The nurse is preparing to form a group in an inpatient psychiatric setting for patients who
have
experienced trauma. In addition to the group leader, the nurse would anticipate including
how many
patients?
A) Three or four
B) Five or six
C) Seven or eight
D) Nine or 10
2. While participating in a group therapy session, one group member consistently asksfor
clarification of
the topic the group is discussing. The nurse leading the group interprets this behavior as
reflecting
which group role?
A) Coordinator
B) Recorder
C) Information seeker
D) Standard setter
3. While leading a small group, the nurse sets up the ground rules at the beginning of the
group‟s first
meeting. One of the rules established is that the group will always start at the specified time
rather than
waiting to start until after everyone has arrived. This rule reflects which of the following?
A) Group norms
B) Group cohesion
C) Group think
D) Group process
4. The nurse has begun group counseling sessionsfor several hospitalized patients in the
psychiatric
facility. Which of the following would be most effective for the nurse to do to promote group
cohesiveness?
A) Use team-building exercises.
B) Encourage task completion by members.
C) Spend time with each member individually.
D) Be consistent with the group themes.
5. In an initial group therapy session, the nurse observes that one group member continually
tries to
monopolize the conversation. The nurse interpretsthis behavior asreflecting which of the
following in
the patient?
A) Anxiety
B) Anger
C) Rebellion
D) Fear
6. The nurse is leading a small group of hospitalized patients diagnosed with psychiatric
disorders. One
1. The nurse is preparing to form a group in an inpatient psychiatric setting for patients who
have
experienced trauma. In addition to the group leader, the nurse would anticipate including
how many
patients?
A) Three or four
B) Five or six
C) Seven or eight
D) Nine or 10
2. While participating in a group therapy session, one group member consistently asksfor
clarification of
the topic the group is discussing. The nurse leading the group interprets this behavior as
reflecting
which group role?
A) Coordinator
B) Recorder
C) Information seeker
D) Standard setter
3. While leading a small group, the nurse sets up the ground rules at the beginning of the
group‟s first
meeting. One of the rules established is that the group will always start at the specified time
rather than
waiting to start until after everyone has arrived. This rule reflects which of the following?
A) Group norms
B) Group cohesion
C) Group think
D) Group process
4. The nurse has begun group counseling sessionsfor several hospitalized patients in the
psychiatric
facility. Which of the following would be most effective for the nurse to do to promote group
cohesiveness?
A) Use team-building exercises.
B) Encourage task completion by members.
C) Spend time with each member individually.
D) Be consistent with the group themes.
5. In an initial group therapy session, the nurse observes that one group member continually
tries to
monopolize the conversation. The nurse interpretsthis behavior asreflecting which of the
following in
the patient?
A) Anxiety
B) Anger
C) Rebellion
D) Fear
6. The nurse is leading a small group of hospitalized patients diagnosed with psychiatric
disorders. One
