A nurse is conducting a psychoeducational group about anxiety in ...

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A nurse is conducting a psychoeducational group about anxiety in an inpatient unit. Which teaching by the nurse is accurate?
 
  A) Anxiety is considered abnormal when it is out of proportion to the stimulus causing it and when it impairs functioning.
  B) Anxiety is a purely psychological phenomenon and can be overcome using mind over matter.
  C) Anxiety is the third most common psychological disorder in the United States.
  D) Anxiety is a complex phenomenon and is effectively treated only with psychotropic medications.

Question 2

A student nurse observes a group of clients and experienced psychiatric nurses interacting and performing a variety of tasks with each other throughout the day.
 
  The student notices that the nurses physically position themselves at different distances from the clients during these encounters. The student correctly ascertains that the nurses appropriately determine the therapeutic distance between themselves and a client based on: a. psychiatric diagnosis
  b. physical attractiveness
  c. socioeconomic status
  d. time of day

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

A
Nurses understand that a client's psychiatric diagnosis plays a role in the determining of the amount of physical space that the client can tolerate when communicating with the nurse. For example, a client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia may feel the nurse is being invasive when the distance between the nurse and client is too short. On the other hand, a passive-dependent client may need to be closer to the nurse because the nurse represents a source of comfort and security.