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A nurse is providing care for a client who has somatic symptom disorder and is exhibiting anxiety about having a severe illness. Which of the following would be appropriate for the nurse to do? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Listen closely to the client's report of symptoms.
  B) Ignore the client's report of symptoms and make a professional nursing assessment.
  C) Acknowledge that what the client is saying may be real.
  D) Encourage the client to write down symptoms in a journal.
  E) Review the symptom pattern with the client.
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6 years ago
Ans: A, C, D, E
Nursing management should include listening to the client's report of symptoms and fears, validating it by acknowledging that the fears may be real, asking the client to monitor symptoms in a journal, and encouraging the client to bring the journal to the next visit. By actually seeing the symptom pattern, it is possible to continue to educate the client and assess for significant symptoms.
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