Question

A nurse observes a client's parents at an intensive care unit. The nurse determines that the client's parents have moderate anxiety. Which symptoms of anxiety did the nurse assess in the client's parents? Select all that apply.

1
The parents were talking in trembling voices.
2
The parents were having increased rates of respiration.
3
The parents were confused and unable to make any decisions.
4
The parents were effectively making decisions to solve problems.
5
The mother was tapping her foot, and the father was chewing his lip

Answer 1

The nurse observed symptoms like trembling voices, increased respiration rate, confusion, indecisiveness, tapping foot, and lip chewing in the client's parents, indicating moderate anxiety.

Step-by-step explanation:

When assessing a client's parents for anxiety, the nurse observed several symptoms of anxiety. The symptoms include talking in trembling voices, increased respiration rate, confusion and indecisiveness, tapping foot, and lip chewing. These symptoms indicate moderate anxiety.