SM is a 21-year-old female who was interviewed on May 20th for the purpose of obtaining a comprehensive health history. From the data gathered, a nursing care plan was developed. SM reports having severe anxiety that began mildly a year ago and has increased over the past month believing its cause is rooted in her beginning of nursing school and her familial obligation as a mother of a three year old. She reports symptoms of agitation, a rapid heart rate, a tightening chest, and shakiness. She rates the intensity of her anxiety at a 7 on a 0-10 self-rating scale. She states that the symptoms are worsening as she progresses in nursing school and with the care of her son. I have chosen the nursing diagnosis of Anxiety (Ackley and Ladwig, 2014) RT (related to) role function in familial association and increased responsibility with academia AEB (as evidenced by) verbal reports of agitation, chest pain, shakiness, reporting a 7 on a self report scale of 0-10 regarding intensity. Implications of prolonged anxiety include fatigue, agitation, headache, nausea, altered relationships, or impaired self-confidence. Anxiety has been show
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Assessing the stimuli for the patient’s anxiety will help her to avoid and control her anxiety when exposed to those stimuli.
Motivational self-talk is shown to increase self confidence and reduce cognitive anxiety based on a study performed on female tennis players with competitive experience. (Hatzigeorgiadis, Mpoumpaki, Theodorakis, 2009)
Yoga Therapy is found to be a safe and effective way to resolve clinical levels of anxiety in adolescent populations. (Williams-Orlando, 2013)
Music interventions documented to reduce heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and reduced blood cortisol levels, patients are found to be distracted from their anxiety and provided some control over it through the intervention of music. (Nilsson, 2008)
Assessing the stimuli for the patient’s anxiety will help her to avoid and control her anxiety when exposed to those stimuli.
Motivational self-talk is shown to increase self confidence and reduce cognitive anxiety based on a study performed on female tennis players with competitive experience. (Hatzigeorgiadis, Mpoumpaki, Theodorakis, 2009)
Yoga Therapy is found to be a safe and effective way to resolve clinical levels of anxiety in adolescent populations. (Williams-Orlando, 2013)
Music interventions documented to reduce heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and reduced blood cortisol levels, patients are found to be distracted from their anxiety and provided some control over it through the intervention of music. (Nilsson, 2008)