A client with depression sits with his head down and avoids talking with peers at breakfast. The nurse's priority intervention would be sitting with the client and:
A) Asking a closed-ended question such as, "How are your eggs?"
B) Encouraging a peer to sit with both the nurse and the client.
C) Telling him if he doesn't get involved he will become more depressed.
D) Asking an open-ended question about the client's feelings.
D
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