You are helping with breakfast service in the dining room. A resident begins screaming and hitting at her food stating, "There are bugs on my eggs. Bugs! Get them off." You approach her to see that someone sprinkled pepper on her eggs
An appropriate response is:
A) "No, those aren't bugs! That is just pepper."
B) "Don't eat them then if you believe those are bugs. Eat the toast instead. There are no bugs on the toast."
C) "I see no bugs; only pepper. I will get you a new plate of food."
D) "There are no bugs! Nobody else sees bugs!"
C
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