Your new patient is admitted to the ER after a car accident. She is extremely anxious. Which intervention is most helpful?
A.
Ask her to describe her feelings to you.
B.
Stay with her in the exam room.
C.
Set her up in a quiet exam room away from activity and give her privacy.
D.
Encourage her to remember what happened in the accident.
ANS: B
This patient is most likely overwhelmed and may feel abandoned, so staying with her will be most reassuring. Encouraging her to talk about feelings or memories of the accident will probably increase anxiety, and leaving her alone will increase her sense of abandonment.
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