The nurse is caring for a client with somatization disorder. When providing a report to the staff on the next shift, it is important for the nurse to relate the:
1. Amount of time the client talked about physical complaints.
2. Trigger for the client's worries.
3. Use of abdominal breathing at the first sign of anxiety.
4. The client's source of the original anxiety.
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Rationale: Somatization disorder deals with physical problems that are found to have no organic basis. The amount of time the client talked about physical complaints is crucial to evaluate whether the client meets the goal of decreasing that time. The use of abdominal breathing at the first sign of anxiety, the client's source of the original anxiety, and the trigger for the client's worries are not priorities with somatization disorders.
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