University:
Lincoln University
Course:
NUR301 | Fundamental of Nursing
Academic year:

2024
Views:

417

Pages:

3
Author:

Bobby E.

CONCEPT OF NURSING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH ANXIETY Level of Anxiety After studying the signs and symptoms of anxiety, next you will learn the levels of anxiety. Is there some level of anxiety? anxiety divided into several levels, namely: A. MILD Anxiety Mild anxiety is often related to tension in daily life. This level of anxiety must always be created or created because at this level the person experiencing anxiety will become alert thereby broadening their perception of a problem because the individual will anticipate the possible impact of the anxiety they are experiencing. Mild anxiety has a positive aspect, namely motivating individuals to learn and produce as well as increasing growth and creativity. The following are the responses/impacts of mild anxiety: 1) Responsephysiologicalwhat appears as a result of mild syntiety is that the individual often feels short of breath, is able to receive short stimuli, the face wrinkles and the lips tremble, the patient experiences mild muscle tension. 2) Responsecognitive.Individuals say their ability to solve and perceive problems is very good, because individuals have a broad perception, are able to receive complex stimuli, concentrate on problems, and are able to solve problems. 3) ResponsebehaviorAndemotionIt can be seen from the individual's inability to remain calm, unable to sit still, experiencing fine tremors in the arms, and sometimes the voice rises. MODERATE Anxiety At this level of anxiety, it allows individuals to focus on important things and put aside others, individuals experience selective attention, so that individuals are able and able to do something more focused. Manifestations that appear in moderate anxiety include: 1) Response physiological:frequent shortness of breath, increased pulse and blood pressure, dry mouth, diarrhea or constipation, no appetite, nausea and local sweatin 2) Responsecognitive: narrowed visual response, wide range of stimuli can be received, focuses on what is of interest and confused. 3) ResponsebehaviorAndemotion:Talks a lot, faster, has trouble sleeping and doesn't eat SEVERE Anxiety In severe anxiety, the individual's field of perception is narrowed, the individual tends to only be able to focus on something detailed, specific and unable to think about other things. All behavior shown by the individual aims to reduce tension. Individuals need a lot of direction to be able to focus on another area. Manifestations that appear in severe anxiety include: 1)Responsephysiological: shortness of breath, increased pulse and blood pressure, sweating and headaches, blurred vision, and tension. 2)Responsecognitive: the field of perception is very narrow, and unable to solve problems. 3)ResponsebehaviorAndemotion: increased feelings of threat, rapid verbalization, and withdrawal from interpersonal relationships.