Identify the intervention by the nurse that would be most therapeutic for a client diagnosed with schizophrenia who has delusions about extraterrestrial spacecraft invading the earth
a. Use distraction to reduce the client's focus on the delusions.
b. Ask the client to talk about the delusion and his feelings when he is having it.
c. Agree with the delusion to prevent anger-ing the client.
d. Point out the absurdity of the delusion and refocus in reality.
A
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