Nursing 3920A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Urinary Urgency, Nail Biting
13 Feb 2018
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Halter, m. j. , varcarolis, e. m. , & shoemaker, n. c. (2014). In c. l. pollard, s. l. ray & m. haase (eds. ), canadian psychiatric mental health nursing: a clinical approach (1st canadian ed. , pp. Levels of anxiety: peplau had a profound role in shaping the specialty of psychiatric mental health, anxiety consists of four levels: mild, moderate, severe, panic. Identification of the patient"s specific level of anxiety is essential because interventions are based on the degree of anxiety nursing. Moderate anxiety: sees, hears, and grasps less information and may demonstrate selective inattention, in which only certain things in the environments are seen or heard unless they are pointed out, ability to think clearly is hampered. Anxiety disorders: use rigid and ineffective behaviours to control anxiety. Interferes with personal, occupational, or social functioning: the presence of chronic anxiety disorders may increase the number of cardiovascular system related death.
