A newly hired nurse is asked to join a group working on unit protocols. This nurse is verbal and dominates the conversation of the group. The group leader identifies the disruption this nurse causes as being from which phenomenon?
A) Status incongruence
B) Group isolates
C) Emergence
D) Deviation

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1. Status incongruence means that the status of the newly hired nurse is not congruent with being a dominant player in the group. Status in the group is determined by conforming to group norms that often include higher status for those who have worked in the group for a longer time.
2. Isolates are generally those who have a higher external status than other group members and who do not fit the group profile.
3. Emergence is not a word used to describe these group dynamics.
4. Deviation is not a word used to describe these group dynamics.

A Newly Hired Nurse Is Asked to Join a Group