A Patient Scheduled for Surgery Has a Severe Level of Anxiety

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient scheduled for surgery has a severe level of anxiety. Which action, if taken by the nurse, would be most appropriate at this time?

• A) Providing teaching about the upcoming surgery and what to expect
• B) Telling the patient that there is nothing to worry about
• C) Calling the patient's family and demanding that they help out
• D) Asking the patient about her concerns, feelings, and perceptions about the surgery

Grasp the stages of membership and role adoption in group dynamics.

Examine the effect of self-awareness on behavior and self-perception.

Understand the processes involved in maintaining a consistent self-concept across different contexts.

Learn about the sources of self-esteem and their role in shaping self-perception.

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Definitions:

Stem-And-Leaf Plot

A graphical representation of quantitative data that allows for the shape of the distribution to be easily seen, sorting data into "stems" and "leaves."

Interquartile Range

The difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles of a data set, representing the middle 50% of values.

Boxplot

A graphical representation of data that shows the distribution's five-number summary: minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

Inner Fences

Calculations in a boxplot used to identify potential mild outliers, determined using factors of the interquartile range below the first quartile or above the third quartile.