A patient diagnosed with depression repeatedly tells staff,"I have cancer.It's my punishment for being a bad person." Diagnostic tests reveal no cancer.Select the priority nursing diagnosis.
A) Powerlessness
B) Risk for suicide
C) Stress overload
D) Spiritual distress
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