The nurse is caring for a patient with mental illness who tells the nurse, "I can't sleep anymore." What is the nurse's best response?
1. "Is this a daily problem?"
2. "You have trouble sleeping?"
3. "Do you have a sleep routine?"
4. "How much sleep do you get at night?"
Ans: 2. "You have trouble sleeping?"
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