Posted: June 26th, 2017

A client with paranoid personality disorder is admitted to a psychiatric facility. Which remark by the nurse would best establish rapport and encourage the client to confide in the nurse?

A client with paranoid personality disorder is admitted to a psychiatric facility. Which remark by the nurse would best establish rapport and encourage the client to confide in the nurse?

A. “I get upset once in a while, too.”
B. “I know just how you feel. I’d feel the same way in your situation.”
C. “I worry, too, when I think people are talking about me.”
D. “At times, it’s normal not to trust anyone.”