A recently graduated psychiatric–mental health nurse is feeling highly anxious before conducting an interview with a client. This feeling of anxiety is likely to be:
A) Beneficial to the interaction by increasing the nurse's focus and attention
B) Detrimental to the interaction by decreasing the nurse's focus and attention
C) Beneficial to the interaction by increasing the client's self-awareness
D) Detrimental to the interaction by decreasing the client's self-awareness
Ans: B
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Anxiety on the nurse's part is one of many factors that can influence outcomes. It is widely recognized that as anxiety increases, the person's ability to focus narrows. Nurses who begin interviews in a highly anxious state may find it difficult to focus on thorough data collection or interpretation.
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