A student visits the school nurse frequently with complaints of sleep disturbance, tension, dizziness, and light-headedness 1 day and stomach aches and headaches another
One day she is light-headed and breathing very rapidly. She states she is worried about an upcoming test. What should the nurse do for this student?
A) Remain calm, use a calm voice, and have her do some deep breathing.
B) Tell her to calm down and go back to class.
C) Tell her that her worry is making her sick and she should stop worrying.
D) Focus on her physical symptoms.
A
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