A student says,"Before taking a test,I feel a heightened sense of awareness and restlessness." The nursing intervention most suitable for assisting the student is to:

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Teaching about the symptoms of anxiety,their relation to precipitating stressors,and,in this case,the positive effects of anxiety serves to reassure the patient.Advising the patient to discuss the experience with a health care provider implies that the patient has a serious problem.Listening without comment will do no harm but deprives the patient of health teaching.Antioxidant vitamin supplements are not useful in this scenario.

A Student Says,"Before Taking a Test,I Feel a Heightened Sense