The nurse is planning care for a patient with anxiety who will be admitted to the unit shortly. Which nursing action is most important?
1. Consider ways to assist the patient to feel valued during his stay on the unit.
2. Choose a roommate for the patient so that a friendship can develop.
3. Identify a room where the patient will have comfortable surroundings, and order a
balanced meal plan.
4. Plan methods of decreasing stimuli that could cause heightened anxiety in the patient.
Answer: 3. Identify a room where the patient will have comfortable surroundings, and order a balanced meal plan.
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