The Client Is Newly Diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Spends

question 12

Multiple Choice

The client is newly diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and spends 50 minutes folding clothes and rearranging them in drawers. Which nursing action would best address this client's problem?

• A) Distract the client with other activities whenever ritual behaviors begin.
• B) Report the behavior to the psychiatrist to obtain an order for medication dosage increase.
• C) Lock the room to discourage ritualistic behavior.
• D) Discuss the anxiety-provoking triggers that precipitate the ritualistic behaviors.

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