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Assessment: Provide A Good Environment by Providing Sufficient Lighting, Good Ventilation, and Reduced Noise Levels

The patient was experiencing anxiety related to an inability to take deep breaths. The nurse assessed the patient's anxiety level and vital signs. Interventions included positioning the patient comfortably, providing a calm environment, encouraging the patient to express fears, staying with the patient during anxiety episodes, teaching deep breathing exercises, and explaining the disease and procedure. After interventions, the patient was able to reduce anxiety and breathe normally at 15 breaths per minute.

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Assessment: Provide A Good Environment by Providing Sufficient Lighting, Good Ventilation, and Reduced Noise Levels

The patient was experiencing anxiety related to an inability to take deep breaths. The nurse assessed the patient's anxiety level and vital signs. Interventions included positioning the patient comfortably, providing a calm environment, encouraging the patient to express fears, staying with the patient during anxiety episodes, teaching deep breathing exercises, and explaining the disease and procedure. After interventions, the patient was able to reduce anxiety and breathe normally at 15 breaths per minute.

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Assessment Diagnosis Objective Intervention Evaluation

Subjective: Anxiety The patient will be able 1. Assess the patient’s level of After interventions, the
Patient complain related to to reduce anxiety to a anxiety patient was able to reduce
difficult of inability to manageable level and Rationale – different levels of anxiety anxiety to a manageable
breathing take deep breath normally with 15 will influence the coping level and breath normally
breaths breaths per minute. mechanism of the patient with 15 breaths per minute.
Objective:
 Dyspnea 2. Monitor vital signs – heart rate,
 Heart rate: respiratory rate, blood pressure
113 beats Rationale – to gain a baseline data
per minute
 Respiratory 3. Place the patient in a semi-
rate: 29 fowler’s/high fowler's.
breaths per Rational – to provide comfort in
minute breathing
 Blood
pressure: 4. Provide a good environment by
130/90 providing sufficient lighting, good
mmHg ventilation, and reduced noise levels
Rationale – to let patient rest
comfortably and avoid any
disturbance

5. Encourage the patient to


acknowledge and express fears
Rationale – to provide an opportunity
to deal with concern and reduce
anxiety

6. Stay with patient during anxiety


episodes
Rational – to build trust and keep
patient feel calm as possible
7. Teach the patient deep breathing
exercise
Rational - to promote relaxation and
reduce stress levels

8. Explain the detail regarding the


disease and procedure
Rationale – to educate and develop
patient's understanding.

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