A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is receiving a blood transfusion. The nurse should monitor for which of the following findings as an indication the client is having an acute hemolytic reaction?

Choice A reason: Signal anxiety refers to a specific concern or perceived threat, which is not indicated by the patient's statement.

Choice B reason: Severe anxiety is a high level of anxiety that would likely impair functioning, which cannot be determined from the patient's statement alone.

Choice C reason: Moderate anxiety is a manageable level of anxiety, but the patient's statement suggests a more pervasive and non-specific anxiety.

Choice D reason: Free-floating anxiety is a general feeling of dread or foreboding that is not attached to any specific issue or situation, which aligns with the patient's expression of a vague sense of impending doom.

Choice A reason: Displacement is a defense mechanism where a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a less threatening recipient, which is what Mr. Thomas is doing.

Choice B reason: Projection involves attributing one's own unacceptable feelings or thoughts to others, which is not what Mr. Thomas is doing.

Choice C reason: Regression is a return to earlier stages of development when faced with stress, which does not describe Mr. Thomas's behavior.

Choice D reason: Reaction formation involves behaving in a way that is opposite to what one truly feels, which is not indicated in this scenario.