What is the best action by the nurse to intervene effectively with patients who have been diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder?
1. Address patient's anxiety at a later time.
2. Help the patient express a decreased degree of comfort regarding physical symptoms.
3. Encourage the patient's expression of feelings symbolically through physical symptoms.
4. Recognize and understand the patient conceptualizes the symptoms to be physical in nature.
Answer: 4
Explanation: The nurse should recognize and understand the patient conceptualizes the symptoms to be physical in nature. The nurse should not encourage expression of feelings symbolically through physical symptoms. Patient anxiety should be addressed immediately, not at a later time. The patient should express an increased, not decreased, degree of comfort regarding physical symptoms.
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