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CBme

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A nurse has been counseling a patient with generalized anxiety disorder to increase the patient's anxiety self-control. The patient has identified several stressful situations that cause physical and psychological manifestations of anxiety.
 
  Which indicator should the nurse monitor relative to the Nursing Outcomes Classification outcome of anxiety self-control? a. Plans coping strategies for stressful situations
  b. Identifies situations that precipitate hostility
  c. Refrains from destroying property
  d. Identifies alternatives to aggression

Question 2

A male client experiences a phobia of enclosed spaces (claustrophobia) and is seeking an energy-based therapy that he can practice and initiate on his own when he experiences symptoms. Which therapy will the nurse recommend?
 
  a. Music and sound therapy
  b. Relaxation and visualization
  c. Hypnosis therapy
  d. Spiritual healing


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A
Plans coping strategies is directly related to having identified situations that precipitate anxiety and represents a necessary step in achieving anxiety self-control. The other options are indicators of progress in aggression self-control.

Answer to Question 2

B
Although all of these therapies are considered energy-based, the one that would be best suited for these circumstances is relaxation and visualization. The other choices would be difficult to initiate in a claustrophobic situation.


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