A client on the mental health unit has agoraphobia and refuses to go to the dayroom for a scheduled unit activity. The nurse can best reduce the client's anxiety by doing which of the following?
A)
Offer to accompany the client and stay with her.
B)
Premedicate the client with a benzodiazepine.
C)
Reinforce that the client knows everyone else on the unit.
D)
Require the client to go and only stay for 10 minutes.
A
Explanation:
A)
Accompanying the client offers assurance someone will be present to help if a severe anxiety or panic attack occurs. The other options do not help the client as much to deal with the fear. Medications should not be used when adaptive practices can be used to solve the problem.
Application
Implementation
Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
B)
Accompanying the client offers assurance someone will be present to help if a severe anxiety or panic attack occurs. The other options do not help the client as much to deal with the fear. Medications should not be used when adaptive practices can be used to solve the problem.
Application
Implementation
Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
C)
Accompanying the client offers assurance someone will be present to help if a severe anxiety or panic attack occurs. The other options do not help the client as much to deal with the fear. Medications should not be used when adaptive practices can be used to solve the problem.
Application
Implementation
Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
D)
Accompanying the client offers assurance someone will be present to help if a severe anxiety or panic attack occurs. The other options do not help the client as much to deal with the fear. Medications should not be used when adaptive practices can be used to solve the problem.
Application
Implementation
Psychosocial Integrity: Psychosocial Adaptation
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