Chapter 14: WORKING WITH GROUPS, TEAMS AND PARTNERS

Chapter 14: WORKING WITH GROUPS, TEAMS AND PARTNERS

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The ability to work with diverse groups is an important skill required in community health nursing. Which of the following best defines cohesion, one of the core concepts of working in groups?

a.	Cohesion is anything a member does that makes an intentional contribution to the group’s purpose.
b.	Cohesion is the perception of a definite move toward meeting the group’s goals and tasks.
c.	Cohesion is encouraging all members to describe the experiences in their families and workplaces that they perceive as relevant.
d.	Cohesion is a measure of attraction between individual members and the group.

 

 

ANS:  D

Group cohesion is the attraction between individual members and the group, a sense of togetherness often described as a sense of “we-ness.”

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   pp. 449–450   OBJ:   1

TOP:   CRNE Competency: Nurse–Client Partnership

 

2. Which one of the following is the main influence on the effectiveness of a group’s work?

a.	The general knowledge of group members
b.	The group’s leadership
c.	Group diversity
d.	The group’s health behaviours

 

 

ANS:  B

Leadership, an important and complex group concept, has a decided influence on the effectiveness of the group’s work.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   p. 452             OBJ:   3

TOP:   CRNE Competency: Nurse–Client Partnership

 

3. Which one of the following options best defines the term aggregate?

a.	An aggregate is a large group.
b.	An aggregate is a collection of individuals and families.
c.	An aggregate is group within a population.
d.	An aggregate is another name for a demographic group.

 

 

ANS:  C

The term aggregate is defined as a group within a population. Examples of a subpopulation (aggregate) within the population of a district are high-risk infants younger than 1 year, unmarried pregnant adolescents, or individuals exposed to a certain harmful incident, such as a chemical spill.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Knowledge            REF:   pp. 447–448   OBJ:   1

TOP:   CRNE Competency: Nurse–Client Partnership

 

4. A community health nurse (CHN) is the leader of a group that has the stated purpose of improving cardiovascular fitness. Which leadership style can the CHN adopt to increase member involvement and the group’s progress toward health goals?

a.	Authoritarian
b.	Democratic
c.	Patriarchal
d.	Paternal

 

 

ANS:  B

Democratic leadership is cooperative and promotes and supports members’ involvement. Patriarchal and paternal leadership styles are types of authoritarian leadership; these are not effective leadership styles to achieve this type of goal because members may fail to learn how to function independently, and they may be hindered in accomplishing health goals, especially when a member or the leader leaves the group or if the group dissolves.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   p. 453             OBJ:   5

TOP:   CRNE Competency: Nurse–Client Partnership