A staff nurse on a busy outpatient surgery unit comes to the manager and says, "I don't know what is going on. I just feel unsettled and anxious." How should the manager interpret this statement? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

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1. There is no indication that the nurse is trying to make up an illness to get time away from work.
2. Free-floating anxiety is anxiety that seems to have many alternating causes.
3. Stress can cause these feelings of anxiety or fear.
4. Compassion fatigue has much more serious symptoms than anxiety.
5. There is no evidence of posttraumatic stress disorder.

A Staff Nurse on a Busy Outpatient Surgery Unit Comes