Which Intervention Should the Nurse Use First When Caring for a Patient

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which intervention should the nurse use first when caring for a patient experiencing anxiety?

• A) Assist the patient to problem solve.
• B) Provide support and understanding.
• C) Reorient the patient.
• D) Provide privacy.

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Definitions:

Effortful Memory

A type of memory that requires conscious effort and attention to encode and recall information, opposed to automatic memory processes.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory responsible for knowing how to perform different actions and skills, essentially the memory of how to do things.

Recall

The cognitive process of retrieving information from memory, which can range from remembering past events to recollecting learned facts.

Semantic Encoding

The process of encoding sensory information into memory in a meaningful way, associating it with concepts and knowledge already in memory.