Which patient may be experiencing severe anxiety?
a. A woman who tells the nurse she is terrified of cats
b. A man who tells the nurse he feels worthless and is always tired
c. A woman who reports that she is sleeping very lightly each night because her child has an ear infection
d. A man who phones the nurse five times asking for instructions about how to take his new medication
ANS: D
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