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Question #: 71
Topic #: 3
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A client presents to the psychiatric unit crying hysterically. She is diagnosed with severe anxiety disorder. The first nursing action is to:

  • A. Demand that she relax
  • B. Ask what is the problem
  • C. Stand or sit next to her
  • D. Give her something to do
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️
(A) This nursing action is too controlling and authoritative. It could increase the clients anxiety level. (B) In her anxiety state, the client cannot rationally identify a problem. (C) This nursing action conveys a message of caring and security. (D) Giving the client a task would increase her anxiety. This would be a late nursing action.
by Angelika52 at Jan. 4, 2023, 4:16 a.m.

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Angelika52
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Give her something to do
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