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vHAUNG6011 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse wishes to teach alternative coping strategies to a patient who is experiencing severe anxiety. The nurse will first need to:

a. Lower the patient's current anxiety level.
b. Verify the patient's learning style.
c. Create outcomes and a teaching plan.
d. Assess how the patient uses defense mechanisms.

Question 2

An individual says to the nurse, I feel so stressed out lately. I think the stress is affecting my body also. Which somatic complaints are most likely to accompany this feeling? Select all that apply.

a. Headache
b. Neck pain
c. Insomnia
d. Anorexia
e. Myopia

nicoleclaire22 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
A patient experiencing severe anxiety has a significantly narrowed perceptual field and difficulty attending to events in the environment. A patient experiencing severe anxiety will not learn readily. Determining preferred modes of learning, devising outcomes, and constructing teaching plans are relevant to the task but are not the priority measure. The nurse has already assessed the patient's anxiety level. Using defense mechanisms does not apply.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, D
When individuals feel stressed-out, they often have accompanying somatic complaints, especially associated with sleep, eating, and headache or back pain. Changes in vision, such as myopia, would not be expected.