For a client being prepared to receive an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) after surviving two episodes of ventricular fibrillation, the nurse would address the client's
A) acute pain.
B) anxiety.
C) fatigue.
D) decreased cardiac output.

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All options are valid; however; clients who require AICDs have a great deal of anxiety. Anxiety can develop from past episodes of near death. Other clients fear that the AICD will not be able to reverse their dysrhythmia.

For a Client Being Prepared to Receive an Automatic Implantable