The nurse is taking care of a patient newly diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Which process is most important in providing care to patients with anxiety disorders?
1. Review of the health care professional's orders for the patient
2. Acquisition of information from the patient's high school counselor
3. Assessment of the patient's response during the initial phase of treatment
4. Awareness of the nurse's own anxiety and how it may affect the patient's treatment
Answer: 4
Explanation: Because nurses encounter anxiety in patients, families, staff, and themselves on a daily basis, it is important that nurses be aware of their own anxiety and how it affects others. It is important to acquire information about the patient's condition through review of orders, assessment, and peers/family, however, becoming comfortable with how anxiety affects the nurse is important in learning what it represents for patients in order to promote healing and alleviate suffering.
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