To Best Assist a Patient with a Conversion Disorder,which Nursing

question 5

Multiple Choice

To best assist a patient with a conversion disorder,which nursing intervention would be most effective?

• A) "Everyone has been focused on your blindness,but I would like to talk about your feelings and what emotions you were experiencing before this began."
• B) "I have looked at your test results and spoken with your doctor,and it appears that although your blindness seems real to you,it isn't."
• C) "Letting one's anger out all at once can be frightening,and that could make your blindness worse.Let's focus on some other topics instead."
• D) "Tell me more about your blindness: What exactly is it like for you,how does it affect you,and what is it like being blind all of a sudden?"

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