The nurse wishes to teach an alternative coping strategy to a patient who is currently experiencing severe anxiety.The nurse will first need to:

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A patient experiencing severe anxiety has a markedly narrowed perceptual field and difficulty attending to events in the environment.Thus a patient experiencing severe anxiety will not learn readily,and the patient's anxiety level must be lowered before education about stress management and coping techniques can begin.Determining the preferred mode of learning and constructing a teaching plan are relevant to the task but are not the priority measures.Diagnosing a particular anxiety disorder is not necessarily required in intervening to reduce a patient's level of anxiety.

The Nurse Wishes to Teach an Alternative Coping Strategy to a Patient