A client who has just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer is quite upset and verbal.The nurse has formulated the following diagnosis: Anxiety,related to unfamiliarity of disease process,manifested by restlessness and tachycardia.What is the etiology of this diagnosis?
A)Unfamiliarity of disease process
B)Anxiety
C)Restlessness
D)Tachycardia

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The etiology, or underlying cause, of the anxiety diagnosis is unfamiliarity of the disease process. The client is upset and verbal because they do not understand what they are facing with their diagnosis.

A Client Who Has Just Been Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer