Question

A nurse wants to assess a client's level of anxiety in order to determine how much of an anti-anxiety drug to administer prior to performing a painful dressing change for a deep tissue burn. Which question would give the nurse the most accurate assessment of the client's level of anxiety?
1. Are you ready for this change of dressing?
2. Did you find the medication helpful that you received before the dressing change yesterday?
3. How are you feeling today?
4. On a scale of one to five, with one being none and five being panic, can you rate your level of anxiety right now?

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