The Nurse Is Writing a Care Plan for a Patient

The nurse is writing a care plan for a patient with brain metastases. The nurse decides that an appropriate nursing diagnosis is anxiety related to lack of control over the health circumstances. In establishing this plan of care for the patient, the nurse should include what intervention?

A) The patient will receive antianxiety medications every 4 hours.
B) The patients family will be instructed on planning the patients care.
C) The patient will be encouraged to verbalize concerns related to the disease and its treatment.
D) The patient will begin intensive therapy with the goal of distraction.