Which strategy should the nurse incorporate in the nursing care plan for a client with generalized anxiety disorder?
1. Tell the client to calm down when anxiety is apparent
2. Encourage the client to discuss painful childhood issues
3. Teach the importance of limiting caffeine, nicotine, and CNS stimulants
4. Inform the client that he will need to remain calm if he wishes to attend group therapy
ANS: 3
CNS stimulants, including caffeine and nicotine, increase anxiety symptoms. Options 1 and 4 are nontherapeutic interventions. Option 2 is not a strategy to improve anxiety management.
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