A client with schizophrenia is reluctant to take his prescribed oral medication. The most therapeutic response by the nurse to this refusal is:
A) "I can see that you're uncomfortable now, so we can wait until tomorrow."
B) "If you refuse these pills, you'll have to get an injection."
C) "What is it about the medicine you don't like?"
D) "You know you have to take this medicine for your own good."
C
Feedback: Asking what the client dislikes explores the reason for refusal, which is the first step in resolving the issue. Waiting until tomorrow puts off the inevitable. Telling the client it is for his own good or threatening him with a more unpleasant alternative are not the most therapeutic ways to get the client to take his medication.
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