When assessing a patient who gives the impression of being anxious, a nurse seeks to validate this impression because anxiety is:
a. necessary for survival.
b. communicated interpersonally.
c. an emotion without a specific object.
d. a subjective experience of the individual.
D
Anxiety is a subjective human experience. The nurse can infer that a patient is anxious based on selected behaviors but must validate this with the patient.
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a. Obtain an order for a sedative-hypnotic medication to reduce combative behavior. b. Attempt to soothe the client's fears and reorient the client to surroundings. c. Obtain an order to place the client's arms in restraints to protect personnel. d. Arrange for the client to be transferred to a mental health facility.