A client with major depression says to the nurse, "I should have died. I've always been a failure." Which response by the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "I see a lot of positive things in you."
B. "You still have a great deal to live for."
C. "Feeling like a failure is part of your illness."
D. "You've been feeling like a failure for some time now?"
Ans: D. "You've been feeling like a failure for some time now?"
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