A Patient,Mary,has Talked Constantly Throughout the Group Therapy Session

A patient,Mary,has talked constantly throughout the group therapy session.She has repeated the same material several times.Other members were initially attentive then became bored,inattentive,and finally sullen.Which intervention would be most effective for the nurse leader to take?

A) "Most of you have become quiet.I'm wondering if it might be related to concerns you may have about how the group is progressing today."
B) "Mary has been doing most of the talking.I think it would be helpful for everyone to tell Mary how that has affected your experience of the group."
C) "I noticed that as the group went on,most members became quiet,then disinterested,and now seem almost angry.What is going on?"
D) "Mary,you have been doing most of the talking,and others have not had much chance to speak as a result.Could you please yield to others now?"

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