Which nursing action best addresses the needs of a paranoid patient who believes the food is poisoned?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Patients who think hospital food is being poisoned will sometimes eat wrapped foods that have not been opened,and occasionally,they may eat food brought from the outside by a trusted person.Delusions are fixed,false beliefs that cannot be refuted by logic.The patient will probably state that the others have been given the antidote to the poison.Encouraging discussion about the delusion is not therapeutic.Although it is wise to minimize the amount of discussion about delusions,refusing to allow the patient to speak about the delusions will not foster a therapeutic alliance.

Which Nursing Action Best Addresses the Needs of a Paranoid