The nurse has completed group education for patients with anxiety disorders. The education is evaluated as successful when the patients make which statements? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "Relaxation techniques will often decrease anxiety."
2. "Antianxiety medicine should be used until anxiety is gone."
3. "Antianxiety medicine should not be used indefinitely."
4. "Therapy may help identify where this anxiety comes from."
5. "Different medications are required for treating anxiety than for treating difficulty sleeping."
1,3,4
Rationale 1: Nonpharmacological techniques such as relaxation techniques are effective in reducing some levels of anxiety.
Rationale 2: Absence of anxiety is an unrealistic goal because all individuals will have some level of anxiety during their lifetime.
Rationale 3: For most patients, anti-anxiety medication is intended for short-term use.
Rationale 4: Patients with anxiety disorders should be encouraged to uncover the cause of the anxiety through cognitive-behavioral therapy or other counseling techniques.
Rationale 5: Often, the same medication can be used for anxiety as well as insomnia.
Global Rationale: Patients with anxiety disorders should be encouraged to uncover the cause of the anxiety through cognitive-behavioral therapy or other counseling techniques. Nonpharmacological techniques such as relaxation techniques are effective in reducing some levels of anxiety. For most patients, anti-anxiety medication is intended for short-term use. Absence of anxiety is an unrealistic goal because all individuals will have some level of anxiety during their lifetime. Often, the same medication can be used for anxiety as well as insomnia.
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