A Nurse Is Caring for a Client Diagnosed with Anxiety

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with anxiety. The client becomes upset and begins to hyperventilate. What is the most important action by the nurse at this time?

• A)Ask the client to breathe through one nostril with mouth closed.
• B)Have the client breathe into a paper bag closed tightly over mouth.
• C)Have the client breathe inhale through nostrils and blow out through mouth.
• D)Have the client pant and deep breathe three times then blow out through mouth.

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Definitions:

External Attributions

The process of ascribing the cause of one’s own or others’ behavior to external factors or circumstances.

Self-serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute their successes to internal factors and failures to external factors.

In-group/out-group Bias

Describes the tendency to favor members of one's own group (the in-group) over those from different groups (the out-group), often leading to prejudice and discrimination.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underestimating the influence of situational factors.