A nurse is providing care for a client who has complex somatic symptom disorder and is exhibiting anxiety about having a severe illness. Which of the following would be appropriate for the nurse to do? Select all that apply
A) Listening closely to the client's report of symptoms
B) Discouraging the client from talking about fears
C) Acknowledging that what the client is saying may be real
D) Encouraging the client to write down symptoms in a journal
E) Reviewing symptom pattern with the client
A, C, D, E
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