NURSING CARE OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING ANXIETY SYMPTOMS

Tesnoba, anksioznost ali bojazen je občutje negotovosti, pričakovanja česa neugodnega brez stvarnega zunanjega razloga. V diplomskem delu smo predstavili posebnosti v zdravstveni obravnavi pacienta z anksiozno simptomatiko. Opisali smo biopsihosocialni model zdravja in bolezni in z njegovo pomočjo poskušali predstaviti telesne, intra - in interpersonalne ter duševne posledice povišane anksioznosti. Opisali smo tudi telesne in kognitivne odzive na povečano stopnjo anksioznosti kot osrednje izzive pri delu z anksioznim pacientom. Ob uporabi deskriptivne metode dela, analize domače in tuje strokovne literature ter virov, podatkovnih baz COBISS ter DKUM smo odgovorili na vprašanja o vlogi medicinske sestre v obravnavi anksioznega pacienta s psihomatskimi težavami. Ob tem smo upoštevali sodobna spoznanja o obsegu deficitov na področju duševnega zdravja povezanih z anksioznostjo. Nazadnje smo opisali posebnosti zdravstvene nege pacienta z anksiozno motnjo. V zaključku diplomskega dela smo tako podali nekaj nasvetov, možnih pristopov in razmislekov, ki bodo v korist pri zdravstveni negi anksizonega pacienta. Ključne besede: anksioznost, anksiozna motnja, medicinska sestra, komunikacija, obravnava, biopsihosocialni model.Anxiety or fear is a feeling of uncertainty, expectations of something without any real adverse external reason. The management and nursing activities in patient with anxiety symptoms are the main focus in our presentation. Anxiety or fear is a feeling of uncertainty, expectations of something without any real adverse external reason. On the basis of biopsychosocial model of mental health, we describe somatic, intra - and interpersonal and mental effects of increased anxiety. The fluid boundary between normal or physiological and pathological or symptomatic anxiety is described. We also have focused on physical and cognitive responses to an increased level of anxiety as the main challenge in dealing with anxiety patients. The descriptive method of work was used. With domestic and foreign professional literature and database COBISS and DKUM we have try to present the role of the nursing activities in management and treatment of anxious patient with psychosomatic symptoms. We summarized our findings to suggest some possible approaches, that will be useful in management of patient with anxiety disorder