A client is assessed as experiencing moderate anxiety. To reduce ...

[panfilo]

A client is assessed as experiencing moderate anxiety. To reduce the client's level of anxiety as
  quickly as possible, the nurse should
 
  a. stay with him.
  b. tell him that help will come.
  c. tell him he will not be allowed to hurt anyone.
  d. question him to discover the events that led to his decompensation.

Question 2

An appropriate outcome for family therapy for a family of three in which the father became verbally
  abusive to his wife and physically abusive to his oldest son, resulting in the son threatening to run
  away and the wife developing increased
 
  anxiety, is the
  a. dysfunctional behavior of individual family members will be lessened within 3
  months.
  b. family will begin to consider parental divorce within 6 weeks.
  c. sensitivity to other members' emotional needs will decrease.
  d. family system will be fully integrated into societal system within 1 year.

[debra928]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The presence of a caring person provides a link with reality. The nurse can offer structure and set
limits when necessary. Option B implies that the nurse cannot provide assistance. Option C is a
premature attempt to set physical limits. Option D is inappropriate when a client is highly
disorganized.

Answer to Question 2

A
Assessment has shown that family members are behaving dysfunctionally. Option B may not be
necessary. Option C is undesirable. Option D refers to a concern that has not been identified.