Category: Anxiety

  • Marijuana Effects on Risk of Anxiety and Depression

    Introduction While research on the combination of weed, depression, and anxiety is positive, research on weed and antidepressants is almost non-existent. Marijuana smoking has a faster action than other drugs and can have an effect in a couple of seconds or minutes and can last from one to three hours (Briscoe & Casarett, 2018, p.…

  • Addressing Anxiety and PTSD: A Comprehensive Approach for Angelina

    The presented case describes a woman named Angelina, a middle-aged woman living with her family. She has constantly been anxious and has had nightmares for the past six months after she had an abortion. This clients case suggests that she has a generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the case of Angelina,…

  • Anxiety and Depression Among Females with Cancer

    The article by Burgess, Cornelius, Love, Graham, Richards, and Ramirez (2005) reports the results of a study which investigated the prevalence of and the potential factors of risk for anxiety and depression among females who have the early breast cancer during the first five years after the disease had been diagnosed. 222 women who had…

  • Perioperative Anxiety Implications for Nursing Practice

    Apart from some serious medical side effects of perioperative anxiety, several nursing implications can be avoided if a nurse is cautious and professional enough. First of all, nurses need to provide relevant education to their patients. Research indicates that preoperative instruction offered by nurses decreases anxiety (Kalogianni et al., 2015). Moreover, such training can have…

  • Concept Analysis: Preoperative Anxiety

    According to Rodgers approach to concept analysis, this process involves seven stages (Foley & Davis, 2017). The third of these phases involves choosing a suitable realm (sample) of data collection. For the selected concept, the process was realized through the review of the literature. Such professional medical databases as MEDLINE, Cochrane, and PubMed have been…

  • Math Anxiety Effect on Children With a Learning Disability

    Abstract Math anxiety is supposed to be the feeling of nervousness for Young people when they have to solve mathematical problems. The paper discusses if young people have math anxiety from elementary school or it develops later as they grow. It gradually analyses all aspects related to this problem among children and later tries to…

  • Math Anxiety Effect on Children With a Learning Disability

    Abstract Math anxiety is supposed to be the feeling of nervousness for Young people when they have to solve mathematical problems. The paper discusses if young people have math anxiety from elementary school or it develops later as they grow. It gradually analyses all aspects related to this problem among children and later tries to…

  • Anxiety and Self-Care Deficit as Nursing Diagnosis

    Introduction Seeking help from specialists with a complaint about a sudden decrease of vision in one eye is a serious reason for nursing intervention since the patient experiences discomfort and is temporarily forced to adapt to a new lifestyle. As the subject of intervention, thirty-two-year-old teacher Jessica is considered. She has vision problems in her…

  • Anxiety Disorder as a Mental Health Challenge

    Table of Contents Cognitive or Mental Health Challenge Pathology Caring Action References Cognitive or Mental Health Challenge Anxiety is common in stressful events, such as delivering a speech or passing an exam. When sensations become overwhelming and all-consuming and conflict with everyday life, anxiety is just a symptom of the underlying sickness. There are various…

  • Decreasing Anxiety in Chemotherapy Patients

    Table of Contents Background of the Problem PICOT Question Purpose of the Study Methodology Synthesis of Evidence Proposed Changes Implementation Strategies Conclusions and Implications for Further Practice References Background of the Problem Cancer is considered to be the plague of the 21st century. It is one of the primary causes of mortality in the world.…