🔬 Everyday Science

When caring for a patient with generalized anxiety disorder the nurse should:

A Tell the patient to stop worrying
B Maintain a calm environment, teach deep breathing and relaxation techniques, and administer prescribed anxiolytics
C Leave the patient alone
D Restrict all visitors

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

GAD nursing: calm environment, therapeutic presence, teach coping (deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery), distraction, medication management (SSRIs, buspirone, PRN benzos short-term). Avoid caffeine. CBT referral.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "When caring for a patient with generalized anxiety disorder the nurse should:" is Option B: Maintain a calm environment, teach deep breathing and relaxation techniques, and administer prescribed anxiolytics.

The other options — A) Tell the patient to stop worrying, C) Leave the patient alone, D) Restrict all visitors — are incorrect for this Everyday Science question. As explained above: GAD nursing: calm environment, therapeutic presence, teach coping (deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery), distraction, medication management (SSRIs, buspirone, PRN benzos sho…

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