A terminally ill client is reporting a sense of anxiety and dyspnea.The nurse's initial intervention is to:

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Position for comfort and maximal respiratory excursion,provide supplemental O₂.Then provide comforting,reduce anxiety or fever;provide effective pain management as appropriate.The initial intervention when a client is experiencing respiratory difficulties,no matter what the potential cause it to facilitate breathing through appropriate positioning and administration of oxygen.

A Terminally Ill Client Is Reporting a Sense of Anxiety