Psychotic Disorders no. 4061

Psychotic Disorders no. 4061

QUESTION: Every day for the past 2 weeks, a client with schizophrenia stands up during group therapy and screams, "Get out of here right now! The elevator bombs are going to explode in 3 minutes!" The next time this happens, how should the nurse respond?

O a.) "Why do you think there is a bomb in the elevator?"
O b.) "That is the same thing you said in yesterday's session."
O c.) "I know you think there are bombs in the elevator, but there aren't."
O d.) "If you have something to say, you must do it according to our group rules."

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