When Implementing Interventions to Ensure That the Anxiety of a Client

question 17

Multiple Choice

When implementing interventions to ensure that the anxiety of a client will return to a tolerable level, why does the nurse encourage the client to identify what he or she perceives to be a threat to emotional equilibrium?

• A) It helps anxious clients, as they have a short attention spans and reduced ability to concentrate.
• B) Processing situations verbally gives the client a more realistic perspective on perceived threats.
• C) It relieves unnecessary distress and helps in performing tasks in correct sequence.
• D) It helps divert the client's attention from distressing physiologic symptoms to the task at hand.

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