Author Question: The nurse is caring for a client who is highly agitated due to increased anxiety. What should the ... (Read 27 times)

amal · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is caring for a client who is highly agitated due to increased anxiety. What should the nurse provide this client?

1. Frequent snacks
2. DVD movies
3. An iPod
4. A calm, quiet environment

Question 2

A client with an anxiety disorder uses humor to conceal feelings of inadequacy. The client asks the nurse why the behavior is used. What should the nurse explain to the client?

1. The client is in denial.
2. The client is regressing.
3. The client is sublimating.
4. The client is attempting to cope.

jazzlynnnnn · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 4

1. Frequent snacks will not help the client deal with anxiety.
2. Movies could cause more stimulation.
3. An iPod might be too much stimulation for a highly anxious client.
4. The client with a high anxiety level should be provided with a calm, quiet environment in order to reduce stimuli.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 4

1. Humor is an attempt to reduce stress by making the situation amusing. Denial is a defense mechanism that refuses to acknowledge the stress at all.
2. A client regresses to a time in one's life when stress was less intrusive.
3. Sublimating involves redirecting unacceptable behavior into acceptable behavior.
4. The client asks the nurse why defense mechanisms are used, and the nurse would tell the client that the behaviors help the client deal with stress. Some are healthy and some are not healthy.