The nurse has identified deficient knowledge regarding surgery for a c

The nurse has identified deficient knowledge regarding surgery for a client who is scheduled for an outpatient procedure. Which of the following instructional topics will best minimize the cli-ent’s anxiety regarding the procedure?

1. Assure the client that preoperative sedation will be administered.
2. Discuss the pre- and postprocedure care that will be provided.
3. Provide a detailed explanation of why the procedure is necessary.
4. Guarantee that family will be regularly updated during the procedure.

ANSWER

ANS: 2
A nursing diagnosis focuses on a client’s actual or potential response to a health problem rather than on the physiological event, complications, or disease. In the case of the diagnosis deficient knowledge regarding surgery, the nurse will best minimize anxiety by providing information re-garding pre- and postoperative routines so as to facilitate the client in formulating realistic ex-pectations. Although the other options are appropriate, they are limited in scope and do not have as much impact on anxiety.