A client is awaiting surgery and tells the student nurse of having a feeling of choking and difficulty breathing. The student nurse obtains a set of vital signs that reveals tachycardia and an increased blood pressure
Based on this information, what level of anxiety should the student nurse promptly report to the registered nurse about the client? A) +1 anxiety
B) +2 anxiety
C) +3 anxiety
D) Panic
D
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The client's anxiety level may be estimated as follows:
Calm = Not anxious
+1 anxiety = Increasing uneasiness and apprehension
+2 anxiety = Increasing uneasiness, apprehension, dread
+3 anxiety = Increasing apprehension, dread, paranoia
Panic = Symptoms may include a feeling of choking, difficulty breathing, inability to sit still, chest tightness or pain, trembling, sweating, increased pulse rate and blood pressure, headache.
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