What Nursing Intervention Should Be Planned to Minimise the Stress

question 2

Multiple Choice

What nursing intervention should be planned to minimise the stress and anxiety of hospitalisation?

• A) Explain all procedures in detail before performing them.
• B) Control the environment of healing.
• C) Demonstrate staff competence by using multiple nurses for care.
• D) Let the client make the majority of decisions about the plan of care.

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Definitions:

Chunking

A cognitive strategy for making more efficient use of short-term memory by grouping related items together into a single unit or "chunk."

Short-Term Memories

The phase of memory where small amounts of information can be kept active for a brief period.

Decay Hypothesis

The theory that information is gradually forgotten over time due to the simple passage of time, assuming no attempt to retain it.

Rehearsal

The cognitive process of repeatedly practicing or reviewing information to aid in its retention in memory.