To help reduce the anxiety of a new tracheostomy patient, the nurse should:
a. be efficient in giving care quickly.
b. give care with minimal conversation.
c. delay teaching until tracheostomy is healed.
d. offer reassurance of awareness of appre-hension.
D
Offering reassurance to a patient who cannot speak is essential. Care should be unhurried with teaching and conversation. Giving care quickly or with minimal conversation may cause further anxiety. Teaching cannot be delayed until the tracheostomy is healed.
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