A patient who has AIDS is being treated in the hospital and admits to having periods of extreme anxiety. What would be the most appropriate nursing intervention?
A) Teach the patient guided imagery.
B) Give the patient more control of her antiretroviral regimen.
C) Increase the patient's activity level.
D) Collaborate with the patient's physician to obtain an order for hydromorphone.
Ans: A
Feedback:
Measures such as relaxation and guided imagery may be beneficial because they decrease anxiety, which contributes to weakness and fatigue. Increased activity may be of benefit, but for other patients this may exacerbate feelings of anxiety or loss. Granting the patient control has the potential to reduce anxiety, but the patient is not normally given unilateral control of the ART regimen. Hydromorphone is not used to treat anxiety.
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