A client admitted with paranoid personality disorder insists that the hospital's food is contaminated with pesticides. Which communication technique should the nurse use to encourage the client to eat?
1. Encourage identification of foods preferred by the client.
2. Ask the client open-ended questions and sit with the client.
3. Describe how the food is prepared at the institution.
4. Identify reasons why the client should eat.
Answer: 2
1. This option encourages the client to talk about the food, but does not encourage the client to express feelings and anxieties.
2. Open-ended questions encourage communication with the client.
3. Explaining how food is prepared does not involve the client.
4. This option encourages the client to talk about the food, but does not encourage the client to express feelings and anxieties.
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