Which finding indicates that a patient with moderate-to-severe anxiety has successfully lowered the anxiety level to mild? The patient:
a. Asks, "What's the matter with me?"
b. Stays in a room alone and paces rapidly.
c. Can concentrate on what the nurse is saying.
d. States, "I don't want anything to eat. My stomach is upset."
ANS: C
The ability to concentrate and attend to reality is increased slightly in mild anxiety and decreased in moderate-, severe-, and panic-level anxiety. Patients with high levels of anxiety often ask, "What's the matter with me?" Staying in a room alone and pacing suggest moderate anxiety. Expressing a lack of hunger is not necessarily a criterion for evaluating anxiety.
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