Practice Test 8

A 19-year-old client with test anxiety presents to the student health clinic with nausea and sweating before an exam. Mood is anxious, affect is tense, communication is rapid with repeated "What if I fail?" statements, and the client is fidgeting. Which strategy should the nurse use to address the client's anxiety?

Long-term care facility: At shift change, you hand off an 82-year-old client with a history of stroke and dysphagia on thickened liquids. During dinner the client had coughing with sips and a wet, gurgly voice; now has RR 26 and SpO2 90% on room air (baseline 95%); temperature is 37.9°C (100.2°F). The client is on aspiration precautions and had a speech therapy evaluation last month. In SBAR, which information should be included in the Background section?