A client experiences intrusive, insulting auditory hallucinations. Which independent behavioral technique can the nurse teach the client to employ when the voices are troublesome?
1. Take additional antipsychotic medication.
2. Lie down in bed and try to sleep.
3. Sing or whistle to compete with the voices.
4. Eat a large portion of chocolate.
ANS: 3
This action provides an alternative to listening to the voices and gives the client a sense of con-trol. 1. The client should not adjust medication dose upward or downward independently. 2. Going to bed is limiting and not particularly effective, because the voices are uncontested in a quiet atmosphere. 4. Eating chocolate has no effect on hallucinations.
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