What do you recommend?

He's a coward trying to get out of combat. He should be sent back to the front, we need all able-bodied men to fight!

Not a great idea!

Your patient is showing nervous symptoms that might put him and his fellow soldiers in danger on the battlefield.

Unfortunately many soldiers who suffered from "shellshock" were treated as cowards and some were sent back to battle. Others were treated as deserters.
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He's depressed and anxious. We should prescribe antidepressants!

Nope!
Antidepressants were not actually invented until the 1950s, along with our understanding of depression and related issues as being caused by chemical imbalances in the brain.
At that time, a nurse might have been more likely to recommend electroshock therapy, where an electric current was applied to the brain or other parts of the body.
This practice could be dangerous and cruel and it was not necessarily effective.
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He needs comfort and support, I'd be glad to spend time with him.

GREAT IDEA! While this soldier needs time for his psychological wounds to heal, and he might need further treatment, nurses provided much needed warmth, comfort and emotional support to the soldiers under their care, no matter their injury or illness. For patients with "shell shock" (psychological trauma), their care and comfort allowed soldiers to speak up about the horrors that they witnessed on the battlefield.
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