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NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN
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GAD requires symptoms on MORE days than not for ≥6 MONTHS — not just 2 weeks like MDD
GAD 6 associated symptoms: RETIME — Restlessness, Easy fatigue, Tension (muscle), Irritability, Memory/concentration difficulty, Energy loss/sleep. PTSD 4 clusters: IAAN — Intrusion, Avoidance, Alterations in cognition/mood (Negative), hyperarousal (Numbered 4). Panic attack CARDIAC mnemonic: Chest pain, Accelerated HR, Racing/dizzy, Depersonalization, Intense fear, Autonomic (sweating/trembling), Choked feeling.
Clinical framing, safety cues, prioritization patterns, and exam-style rationale for Anxiety.
For Anxiety, connect the assessment cue to the immediate risk before selecting an action for PN. Start with stability, ABCs, neurologic change, medication risk, infection risk, and scope of practice. Then decide whether the safest next step is assess, intervene, escalate, teach, or evaluate response.
A missed priority in Anxiety can delay recognition of deterioration or allow preventable harm to continue. Safety focus: GAD 6 associated symptoms: RETIME — Restlessness, Easy fatigue, Tension (muscle), Irritability, Memory/concentration difficulty, Energy loss/sleep. PTSD 4 clusters: IAAN — Intrusion, Avoidance, Alterations in cognition/mood (Negative), hyperarousal (Numbered 4). Panic attack CARDIAC mnemonic: Chest pain, Accelerated HR, Racing/dizzy, Depersonalization, Intense fear, Autonomic (sweating/trembling), Choked feeling.
In a Anxiety item, explain the first cue you noticed, the complication it predicts, the nursing action within scope, and the finding that proves the response worked.
GAD requires symptoms on MORE days than not for ≥6 MONTHS — not just 2 weeks like MDD This keeps Anxiety reasoning tied to client safety instead of recall-only studying.
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