The psychiatric nurse should plan interventions based on the knowledge that clients may be
intolerant of, or resistant to, common procedures such as vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, or
insulin administration.
Common reasons for resistance include (more than one answer may be
correct)
A. anxiety.
B. obstinacy.
C. lack of trust.
D. thought impairment.
ANS: A, C, D
Rationale: Resistance to routine procedures is rarely related to the psychiatric client being perverse
or having an uncooperative personality trait. More often resistance is related to anxiety, fear,
suspicion, cognitive impairment, or lack of knowledge.
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