A client who was suddenly overwhelmed with an intense fear that something terrible was going to happen is brought to the emergency department by the spouse after they were out at dinner. The client is now shaking, hyperventilating, and having heart palpitations. What is the priority nursing action?

Explanation:

In this case, the priority action of nursing is to stay in the room with the client, to constantly monitor his vital functions and medicate him and try to calm him down so that his cardiac, nervous and respiratory functions return to normal.

The monitoring of this patient is ideal, as the impairment of some essential function of the human body could lead to a more aggravated condition.

you would need to check her bp before and after her activity.