The nurse's role in anxiety management.
Nurses need to use a wider range of anxiety management strategies than simply information-giving. Interventions must take into account patients' coping styles and views of their situation. The use of critical incidents to promote reflection on experience offers a practical way to improve anxiety management skills.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001007:Anxiety / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic