The nurse should initially use which intervention to reduce anxiety in a client demonstrating severe anxiety?
1. Instruct the client to do deep-breathing exercises.
2. Ask the client to verbalize his feelings.
3. Allow the client to be alone in a quiet environment.
4. Encourage the client to identify the source of the anxiety.
Answer: 1
1. During an acute attack of anxiety, the client should be stabilized. Deep breathing and relaxation are done initially to interrupt the autonomic anxiety response.
2. After the client is stabilized, verbalization of feelings would be appropriate.
3. The client should not be left alone during an acute episode of anxiety but monitored for indications of self-harm.
4. After the client is stabilized, discussion of the source of anxiety would be appropriate.
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