A nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center notices that one member of the group expresses anger repeatedly. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to facilitate the group process with this member.
Remind the group that everyone should have a chance to partici...
A nurse who is facilitating a support group in a community center
notices that one member of the group expresses anger repeatedly.
Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to facilitate the
group process with this member.
Remind the group that everyone should
have a chance to participate. Divide the
group into pairs and give each pair a topic
for discussion.
Give the member extra time to compose her thought before expressing
them.
Focus more on the group members who have a positive outlook.
This is a strategy that is often effective with group members who
demonstrate angry, hostel, or negative behavior. The nurse
should also speak to the group member in private to try to
uncover the source of her ongoing anger.
Which of the following activities done by a nurse is considered public
health nursing?
Reviewing morbidity and mortality data for the community.
Caring for new mothers and infants.
, Reviewing the medications prescribed for an older adult couple.
Reviewing morbidity and mortality data for the community is a
key component of public health nursing, which focuses on the
health care of populations and communities.
A nurse working for a non-profit organization with limited resources is
asked to develop an education program that will benefit a supporting
agency's employees. The nurse was planning another program to
benefit more people in the community. Which of the following is an
ethical tenet the nurse should follow in deciding which program to
implement.
Allow members of the community to vice their shared ideas.
Develop public policy in concert with the interest and needs of the
community.
Give precedence to community support provided by public servants over
entrepreneurs.
Place the needs of the community above those of special interest
groups.
This statement upholds the ethical tenet for policy development:
to serve citizens, not customers. While the nurse may feel
pressure to comply with the agency's request due to its financial
or material support, the nurse must use available resources to
meet the needs of the greatest number of citizens first.
A community health nurse is providing care to a client who has stopped
taking his prescribed blood pressure medication. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first to promote adherence to treatment.
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