The nurse is teaching imagery as a method to reduce anxiety in preoperative individuals.Which of the following aspects should the nurse stress when teaching this technique?

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Visual or guided imagery encourages clients to relax by focusing on calming thoughts or experiences.Imagery is "a gentle but powerful technique that focuses and directs the imagination" in order to, among other things, promote a sense of well-being and to help people relax.In a randomized control study, men with prostate cancer and women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy had a better quality of life, less depression, and some positive impact on laboratory values if they used relaxation training and guided imagery, compared to the control group.Imagery is an individual exercise and does not include a prayer circle.Imagery has, in fact, been studied via randomized controlled trials with cancer patients.

The Nurse Is Teaching Imagery as a Method to Reduce