Anxiety Nursing Process

Anxiety Nursing Process After you learn about the concept of anxiety, the next thing you will learn is the nursing process. The nursing process starts from: 1. Assessment The following are some examples of communication that you can use in the interview method to determine the presence of anxiety. To check the mark and anxiety symptoms can be found withInterview,through the following form of questions: a. Try telling me about the problems that are haunting your mind before/after surgery. b. Please tell me what you feel when you think about the problems you are experiencing, especially before/after surgery. c. Are there any other complaints? d. Does the complaint interfere with your daily activities or activities? Apart from interviews, you can use observation methods to detect signs and symptoms of anxiety that can be found throughobservationare as follows: a. The natural expression looks calm, b. Attention span narrows, c. Changes in vital signs (increased pulse and blood pressure), frequent shortness of breath, d. Jerky movements, wringing of hands and e. Seems to talk a lot and faster 2. Problem Tree After you have carried out an assessment and grouped data on anxious patients, then create a problem phone. The problem tree will help and make it easier for you to establish the main nursing diagnosis (Core Problem) 3. Nursing Diagnosis After the data is collected, data analysis is then carried out. Next, you must establish a nursing diagnosis. Nursing diagnoses based on data analysis are:Worry 4. Nursing Planning and Implementation The next step is to carry out nursing actions. The nursing actions for individuals who experience anxiety are: Purpose of Nursing Action a. Patients may experience anxiety b. Patients can overcome anxiety through relaxation exercises c. Patients can demonstrate and use relaxation exercises to overcome anxiety. d. Involve the family in the exercises that have been prepared Nursing actions : a.Building a relationship of mutual trust.I am very sure that you have mastered it and are able to apply therapeutic communication techniques, because therapeutic communication skills are a basic competency that must be possessed and mastered by a nurse. To deepen your mastery of therapeutic communication, do exercises with your friend. b.Helping patients recognize anxiety.Use leaflets/flip sheets to provide health education to individuals who experience anxiety. Make the leaflet/flip sheet as interesting and communicative as possible, so that your goal of getting to know anxiety in individuals is achieved. c.Teachvariousrelaxation and distraction techniques,like: Deep Breathing Technique, Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique,And5 Finger Hypnosis Technique.Practice these relaxation techniques with your friend, before you do it on the patient. The following is material about relaxation techniques to reduce anxiety. A. Deep Breathing Technique. 1. Understanding TechniqueDeep Breath Relaxationis a nursing action by exhaling slowly. Apart from reducing the intensity of pain, deep breathing relaxation techniques can also increase lung ventilation and increase blood oxygenation, so it can also reduce anxiety levels 2. Goals The aim of the deep breathing relaxation technique is: to reduce stress, both physical and emotional stress, namely reducing the intensity of pain and reducing anxiety. 3. Deep Breathing Relaxation Technique Procedure a) Create a bright environment b) Try to stay relaxed and calm c) Take a deep breath from your nose and fill your lungs with air on a count of 1 to 4 d) Slowly exhale the air through the mouth while feeling the upper and lower extremities relax for a count of 5 to 8 e) Encourage breathing with a normal rhythm 3 times f) Inhale again through the nose and exhale through the mouth slowly g) Let the palms and feet relax h) Try to keep your concentration/eyes closed i) When concentrating, focus on things that are comfortable j) Recommend reducing procedures until anxiety is felt B. Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique The definition of progressive muscle relaxation technique is a relaxation therapy given to patients by tensing certain muscles by combining deep breathing exercises and a series of contractions and relaxations of certain muscles. 1.Objective: a) Reduce muscle tension, b) Reducing anxiety, c) Reduce neck and back pain, d) Reduces high blood pressure, heart frequency and metabolic rate. e) Reduces cardiac dysrhythmia, oxygen demand; f) Increase the sense of fitness, stress concentration g) Overcoming insomnia, depression, fatigue, irritability, muscle spasms, mild phobias, mild stuttering, and h) Build positive emotions.