Your client has a degree in accounting and worked as an accountant prior to getting married and having children. She has recently been widowed and is now a single parent who has to return to the workforce after 15 years as a mother and housewife
She is diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. Autonomous generalist nursing interventions MOST appropriate for her would include: a. conducting individual psychotherapy
b. administering antianxiety medications prn
c. teaching her about her newly prescribed antianxiety medications
d. conducting exposure therapy
C
Teaching the client about her antianxiety medications would be an important part of an autonomous generalist nursing intervention. In addition, the nurse could also assess the level of anxiety and the degree of interference with normal nursing activities. Teaching skills of cognitive restructuring and initiating supportive therapy are also options for the nurse.
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