A Nurse Who Is Performing a Preoperative Assessment Finds That

Multiple Choice

A nurse who is performing a preoperative assessment finds that the patient responds to questions by stuttering and speaking in a soft voice. The most likely nursing diagnosis for this patient would be:

A) Anxiety related to the upcoming surgical procedure
B) Altered thermal regulation related to environmental temperature
C) Altered role performance related to an identity shift to becoming a patient
D) Impaired verbal communication related to fear of surgery