The nurse notes that a client is having difficulty deciding to have surgery, has a heart rate of 110 beats per minute and is diaphoretic. What should the nurse consider this client is demonstrating?
1. Verbal cues of anger
2. Physical cues of anxiety
3. Physical cues of depression
4. Emotional cues of depression
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Rationale 1: Verbal cues of anger include using a loud voice, yelling, and cursing.
Rationale 2:Psychologic symptoms of anxiety include difficulty making decisions and physical symptoms include tachycardia and sweating.
Rationale 3: Physical cues of depression include loss of motivation,vegetative, frequent crying episodes, bodilycomplaints, psychomotor retardation, and weight loss.
Rationale 4: Emotionalcues of depression include low self-esteem, preoccupation with innerthoughts, and thoughts of suicide.
Global Rationale: Psychologic symptoms of anxiety include difficulty making decisions and physicalsymptoms include tachycardia and sweating. Verbal cues of anger include using a loud voice, yelling, and cursing.Physical cues of depression include loss of motivation, vegetative, frequent crying episodes, bodily complaints, psychomotor retardation, and weight loss.Emotional cues of depression include low self-esteem, preoccupation with inner thoughts, and thoughts of suicide.
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