Two Clients Are Roommates on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

question 5

Multiple Choice

Two clients are roommates on an inpatient psychiatric unit.At breakfast,client "A," who had been missing her gold locket,notices client "B" wearing it.Which should a nurse recognize as a nonassertive or passive behavioral response from client "A"?

• A) Client "A" ignores the situation.
• B) Client "A" discusses the situation with her nurse and develops a plan of action.
• C) Client "A" immediately approaches client "B" and pulls the necklace off her neck.
• D) Client "A" offers to wash client "B's" clothes and "accidentally" spills bleach in the water.

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