A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia is hospitalized under an emergency commitment.Which nursing explanation is most effective when the patient asks,"Why am I being kept here?"
A) "The court believed you needed mental health care."
B) "Your mental condition became unstable and you relapsed."
C) "You couldn't stop doing things that could likely have hurt you."
D) "I'd suggest that you exercise your patient right to speak to a lawyer."
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