Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 904 of 2368

The nurse teaches a client relaxation breathing to calm a stress response. For how long should the nurse recommend the client perform it?

  1. At least five minutes
  2. About 30 seconds
  3. About one minute
  4. Until the stress is gone, up to one hour
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Correct answer: At least five minutes

Relaxation breathing should be done for at least five minutes to calm the stress response.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Mental Health Concepts: Relaxation Breathing. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026