Which nursing intervention would the nurse employ to help reduce group resistance?
a. Review accepted guidelines in the group's orientation stage.
b. Make group acceptance criteria as nonrestricting as possible.
c. Employ pretesting and posttesting regarding each session topic.
d. Avoid personal consequences for member absenteeism and tardiness.
A
Clear group guidelines that have been reviewed during the screening process and with the group will help reduce group resistance.
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