ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSIS PLANNING INTERVENTION RATIONALE EVALUATION

S: Ø Anxiety related to After 1-2 hour of nursing • Assessed level of • Helps determine After 1-2 hour of nursing
threat to/ change intervention, the patient fear of client. the kind of intervention, the patient was
in: health status will appear relaxed and interventions able to appear relaxed and
(progressive/ report anxiety is reduced required. report anxiety is reduced to a
• Provide accurate
debilitating to a manageable level. manageable level.
information about the • Helps client
O: disease, terminal situation identify what is
illness) reality based
• Irritable
• Encourage
• Poor eye expressions of
feelings (anger, fear • Helps to decrease
contact
and sadness). anxiety and enhances
• Focus on self trust and therapeutic
relationship.
• Restlessness • Provided
opportunities for
• Body malaise client to ask questions • Creates feeling of
and verbalization of openness, cooperation
concern. and provides
• Blurred in vision
information that will
assist in problem
identification/
• Provide calm, solving.
peaceful setting and
privacy as • Promotes
appropriate. relaxation and ability
to deal with the
situation.