Coe Meade Cdp Anxiety
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AnxietyAnxiety
ObjectiveObjective
Provided with a scenario of a Provided with a scenario of a patient with signs and symptoms patient with signs and symptoms of anxiety, the nursing student of anxiety, the nursing student will be able to categorize the level will be able to categorize the level of anxiety exhibited by the of anxiety exhibited by the patient, according to the criterion patient, according to the criterion of the 4 levels of anxiety found in of the 4 levels of anxiety found in your Varcarolis’ text.your Varcarolis’ text.
AnxietyAnxiety
Response to a stressful Response to a stressful situationsituation
Results from a threat Results from a threat (real or perceived) (real or perceived)
Levels of AnxietyLevels of Anxiety
MildMild
ModerateModerate
SevereSevere
PanicPanic
Mild AnxietyMild Anxiety
Perceptual field heightenedPerceptual field heightened
Grasps what is happeningGrasps what is happening
Identifies disturbing thingsIdentifies disturbing things
Can work toward a goalCan work toward a goal
Can examine alternativesCan examine alternatives
Mild AnxietyMild Anxiety
Experiences slight discomfortExperiences slight discomfort RestlessnessRestlessness IrritabilityIrritability Mild tension relieving Mild tension relieving
behaviorsbehaviors
Moderate AnxietyModerate Anxiety
Perceptual field narrowsPerceptual field narrows Selective inattentionSelective inattention Needs to have things pointed Needs to have things pointed
outout Problem solving ability Problem solving ability
moderately impairedmoderately impaired Benefit from guidance/supportBenefit from guidance/support
Moderate AnxietyModerate Anxiety
Shaky voice, concentration Shaky voice, concentration difficultdifficult
Sympathetic nervous system Sympathetic nervous system symptomssymptoms
Moderate AnxietyModerate Anxiety
Mild somatic complaintsMild somatic complaints
Severe AnxietySevere Anxiety
Perceptual field greatly reducedPerceptual field greatly reduced
Learning & problem solving not Learning & problem solving not possiblepossible
Attention scatteredAttention scattered Self-absorbedSelf-absorbed
Severe AnxietySevere Anxiety
Can’t attend to events or see Can’t attend to events or see connectionsconnections
Perceptions distortedPerceptions distorted
Feelings of dread/doomFeelings of dread/doom
Severe AnxietySevere Anxiety
Sympathetic nervous system Sympathetic nervous system symptoms symptoms
Severe AnxietySevere Anxiety
Confusion, purposeless activityConfusion, purposeless activity
Severe AnxietySevere Anxiety
Somatic symptoms increaseSomatic symptoms increase
Panic Level Anxiety Panic Level Anxiety www.everyhomeremedy.com/20/0609/0609/06
Unable to focus on Unable to focus on environmentenvironment
Terror, emotional paralysisTerror, emotional paralysis
Panic Level AnxietyPanic Level Anxiety
Hallucinations/delusionsHallucinations/delusions
Muteness, severe withdrawal, Muteness, severe withdrawal, immobilityimmobility
Extreme agitation, severe shakinessExtreme agitation, severe shakiness
Panic Level AnxietyPanic Level Anxiety
Disorganized, irrational Disorganized, irrational thinkingthinking
Unintelligible speechUnintelligible speech
AnxietyAnxiety
Are you prepared to assess Are you prepared to assess youryour
patient’s anxiety level?patient’s anxiety level?
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