A client admitted with Paranoid Personality Disorder insists the food is contaminated with pesticides. Which of the following communication techniques should the nurse plan to use to encourage the client to eat?
A)
Encourage identification of foods preferred by the client.
B)
Identify reasons why the client should eat.
C)
Ask client open-ended questions and sit with client.
D)
Describe how the food is prepared at the institution.
C
Explanation:
A)
Open-ended questions encourage communication with the client. Options A and B encourage client to talk about the food, but do not encourage client to express feelings and anxieties. Explaining how food is prepared does not involve the client.
Application
Implementation
Psychosocial Integrity: Coping and Adaptation
B)
Open-ended questions encourage communication with the client. Options A and B encourage client to talk about the food, but do not encourage client to express feelings and anxieties. Explaining how food is prepared does not involve the client.
Application
Implementation
Psychosocial Integrity: Coping and Adaptation
C)
Open-ended questions encourage communication with the client. Options A and B encourage client to talk about the food, but do not encourage client to express feelings and anxieties. Explaining how food is prepared does not involve the client.
Application
Implementation
Psychosocial Integrity: Coping and Adaptation
D)
Open-ended questions encourage communication with the client. Options A and B encourage client to talk about the food, but do not encourage client to express feelings and anxieties. Explaining how food is prepared does not involve the client.
Application
Implementation
Psychosocial Integrity: Coping and Adaptation
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