A nurse is caring for a 19-year-old female admitted for psychosis. The patient tells the nurse that she sees numerous people in the room speaking to her. The nurse and the patient are the only two people in the room. Which of the following statements by the nurse would be most appropriate?
“I understand that you hear and see other people with us, but I do not. We are alone in the room together.”
“There is no one here but you and me. You are hallucinating.”
“Stop paying attention to them and focus on me right now.”
“Really? Tell me more about who they are and what they are saying.”
Be alert for words like better, best, most, main, major, and primary/primarily in questions. They indicate that there might be other answers that could work, but the correct answer is the one that is the best of the choices given.
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