Patient Anxiety Essay

Anxiety is not only the response of any disease but it is one of the major enhancing factor, especially in mentally ill patients. Anxiety is characterized by the feeling of worriedness, tension, emotional and psychological changes. Similarly dementia is the disease where presence of anxiety is at very peak in elderly patients. According to Gail W.Stuart (2005), anxiety is a response which an individual can hold number of feelings which include hopelessness, insecurity and isolation. Anxiety is categorize in four levels first is mild which is also called adaptive which means the anxiety is fruitful. second is moderate which is palliative in which anxiety is increased but only focus on any particular apprehension and it can be productive but with direction of others. After that it comes severe, where anxiety is …show more content…
As nurse we have responsibility to addressed this issue and help them to recover. And by overcome these behaviors these patients can recover fast and improved their cognitive and psychological wellbeing, and these patients cannot be neglected socially. During my clinical rotation of mental health nursing at Karwane-e-Hayat I came across with the patient, 60 years old female who was diagnosed with dementia. On history it revealed that she takes sedatives from very young age. Her cognitive abilities were affected severely. She was not able to do Activity of daily living and dependent on her caretaker. I observed that time that she was abusing her care taker and shows aggression with every staff because of not fulfilling her wish. And pacing here and there and was not controlled with any other health staff. And when I approached her to interact with her she deny to participating in any of conversations and refused to do