A client is experiencing a panic attack. The nurse can be most therapeutic by
A. telling the client to take slow, deep breaths.
B. verbalizing mild disapproval of the anxious behavior.
C. asking the client what he means when he says "I am dying."
D. offering an explanation about the role of the sympathetic nervous system in symptom formation.
Answer: A. telling the client to take slow, deep breaths.
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