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A patient in an acute manic episode tells the nurse, “I’m starting five new businesses this week!” Which nursing response is most therapeutic?

A nurse is working in an urgent care setting and is conducting an intake assessment on a 25 y.o. patient who was brought in by his mother. The patient has just started working in a sales job where he has to sell roofing supplies to contractors. Before a big sales pitch, he has started having palpitations, shortness of breath, and feels so anxious that he has had to cancel a few appointments. A friend of his gave him some propranolol (Inderol) and his mother is very concerned. She says “I don’t understand at all why he would take a blood pressure pill for his problems. He needs something else.” Your most appropriate reply would be:

A parent accompanying her child to an appointment in the oncology clinic becomes distraught when she is informed about her child’s condition. The physician asks the nurse to assist with providing support. The parent is crying uncontrollably and her hands are shaking. Even though multiple staff are talking to her, she does not seem to hear what any of them are saying, and is unable to answer any questions. Based on the nurse’s assessment of the parent’s stage of anxiety, the action which would be most supportive is:

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