Anxiety

A client with a generalized anxiety disorder is prescribed chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride. The primary healthcare provider gives instructions regarding the medication regimen to the client which statement by the client indicates that further instruction is needed?

"I'll stop the medication as soon as I feel less anxious"

On the morning of a scheduled visit the parents of a client hospitalized for incapacitating excessive behavior called to say that they cannot come because of problems with the accountant for their small business. the client appears upset and goes into elaborate detail about the parents business and the monthly visit of the accountant. what is the best response by the nurse?

"It's disappointing to have plans change at the last minute."

A client admitted to the high-risk unit with a threatened abortion anxiously asks the nurse, "could this have happened because I had the flu?" how should the nurse respond?

"Tell me why you feel this way? do you think that you did something to cause the bleeding?"

Which action by the nurse providing palliative care to a client with malignant melanoma is intended to ease the clients anxiety?

Explaining the procedures and diagnostic tests in terms that the client can understand

Which is a clinical manifestation of a panic attack?

A sensation of choking

And 18th month old toddler is admitted to the pediatric unit. the child has never been separated from the mother before the submission. what behavior does the nurse expect from the toddler?

Crying relentlessly and consoled by no one but a parent

During a home visit to a client, the nurse identifies tremors of the clients hands. when discussing this assessment the client reports being nervous, having difficulty sleeping, and feeling as if collars of shirts are getting tight. of the additional assessment findings which one should the nurse report to the practitioner?

Fluttering in the chest

A client with a personality disorder is playing cards with another person in the lounge. when the other person cheats at cards, the client responds by aggressively scattering the cards around the room. what does the nurse conclude about the clients personality?

Inadequate impulse control

Which is a symptom of generalized anxiety?

Insomnia

A client who was recently was diagnosed as having myelocytic leukemia discusses the diagnosis by referring to statistics, facts, and figures the nurse determines that the client is using which defense mechanism?

Intellectualization