Which is the priority nursing action when providing care to a client who demonstrate signs of escalating anxiety?
A) Isolate the client in a safe, quiet, and protective environment.
B) Leave the client alone in a room.
C) Provide a benzodiazepine.
D) Phone the physician.
Question 2
The nurse is instructing a client with an anxiety disorder on behavioral tools to help with coping. Which tools to help with coping should the nurse include in the teaching session?
Select all that apply.
A) Reading self-help literature
B) Thought stopping
C) Journaling
D) Distraction
E) Practicing yoga