ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATE: Nursing Skill
Michael Wichterman
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________
Client Education for Anxiety Disorder
SKILL NAME ____________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________
Description of Skill
Provide client with skills, information, and techniques to help reduce anxiety.
Indications CONSIDERATIONS
Patient has a vague feeling of Nursing Interventions (pre, intra, post)
dread/apprehension in response to external
or internal stimuli that affect their behavioral, Perform a suicide risk assessment on client.
emotional, cognitive and have physical Use relaxation and therapeutic techniques to
symptoms. Ex: Panic without reason, fear of ease client into a more relaxed setting for
objects, unexplainable worry. conducting a interview. Make sure the client
feels good. Show the client possible
counseling, community resources and group
therapy options available to them for help
Outcomes/Evaluation
Client Education
Be free from anxiety
No injury Provide education to client of when to notify
Be able to discuss feelings and emotions that PCP of worsening effects of their anxiety or
are based around clients anxiety manifestations. Do not self-medicate, adhere
Be able to reduce own anxiety to the medication provided and evaluate
current coping and stress mechanisms that
Do not have any anxiety attacks
help or do not help
Potential Complications Nursing Interventions
Anxiety worsens with interventions Maintain a clam non threatening manner
Patient does not adhere to medication while working with the client, develop a
regimen trusting relationship with warm rapport by
Patient refuses to go to any type of answering questions and using active
community, group or counseling sessions listening skills. Remain with the client at all
times and when levels of anxiety are severe
to reassure client of their safety and security
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
Michael Wichterman
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________
Client Education for Anxiety Disorder
SKILL NAME ____________________________________________________________________________ REVIEW MODULE CHAPTER ___________
Description of Skill
Provide client with skills, information, and techniques to help reduce anxiety.
Indications CONSIDERATIONS
Patient has a vague feeling of Nursing Interventions (pre, intra, post)
dread/apprehension in response to external
or internal stimuli that affect their behavioral, Perform a suicide risk assessment on client.
emotional, cognitive and have physical Use relaxation and therapeutic techniques to
symptoms. Ex: Panic without reason, fear of ease client into a more relaxed setting for
objects, unexplainable worry. conducting a interview. Make sure the client
feels good. Show the client possible
counseling, community resources and group
therapy options available to them for help
Outcomes/Evaluation
Client Education
Be free from anxiety
No injury Provide education to client of when to notify
Be able to discuss feelings and emotions that PCP of worsening effects of their anxiety or
are based around clients anxiety manifestations. Do not self-medicate, adhere
Be able to reduce own anxiety to the medication provided and evaluate
current coping and stress mechanisms that
Do not have any anxiety attacks
help or do not help
Potential Complications Nursing Interventions
Anxiety worsens with interventions Maintain a clam non threatening manner
Patient does not adhere to medication while working with the client, develop a
regimen trusting relationship with warm rapport by
Patient refuses to go to any type of answering questions and using active
community, group or counseling sessions listening skills. Remain with the client at all
times and when levels of anxiety are severe
to reassure client of their safety and security
ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES
