If after the nurse performs preoperative teaching, the client appears anxious, then the best approach for the nurse to use would be to talk to the patient and tell her that she seems anxious and then ask her if she would like to talk for a moment. This is the best action to do because it will provide the patient to express her concerns with the nurse. In this way, the nurse would be able to know how to respond and how to act with this patient as she understands how the patients feels. Also, in this way, the patient would also be more comfortable with the nurse and in future sessions, she would not be anxious anymore.
