Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 79%
Full-length
A client was admitted to the psychiatric unit after complaining to her friends and family that neighbors have bugged her home in order to hear all of her business. She remains aloof from other clients, paces the floor and believes that the hospital is a house of torture. Nursing interventions for the client should appropriately focus on efforts to
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Provide interactions to help the client learn to trust staff. Establishing trust helps clients feel safer and facilitates a therapeutic alliance between staff and client.