A nurse is preparing to teach a patient about care at home. On entering the room, she finds the patient pacing around the room, hyperventilating, and complaining of nausea. Based on these manifestations of severe anxiety, what would the nurse do?
A) Provide both verbal and written information to the patient.
B) Ignore the patient and teach the family the information.
C) Modify the teaching plan to the patient's anxiety level.
D) Postpone implementation of the teaching plan.
D
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