The nurse is planning care for a patient diagnosed with shock. Which intervention should the nurse include to address this patient's problem of anxiety?
1. reducing stimuli and medicating for pain
2. assessing blood pressure and heart rate
3. monitoring central venous pressure
4. assessing bowel sounds
Correct Answer: 1
Interventions appropriate for the problem of anxiety include reducing stimuli, which is calming and facilitates rest, and medicating for pain because pain precipitates or aggravates anxiety. Assessing blood pressure and heart rate would be appropriate for a problem with cardiac output. Monitoring central venous pressure would be appropriate for a problem with tissue perfusion. Assessing bowel sounds would be appropriate for a problem with cardiac output.
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