The nurse is providing discharge teaching and anticipatory guidance to the family of a client with schizophrenia who experiences delusions and is easily frightened. Which of the following actions are appropriate nursing interventions?
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It is important for the nurse to validate the client's feelings and provide reality orientation to help reduce the client's fear and confusion. Keeping the client physically safe is also a priority in caring for someone with schizophrenia who experiences delusions. Assuring the client that the nurse does not experience delusions or hallucinations is not necessarily helpful and may not be truthful in some cases. Informing the client that their delusions and hallucinations are just bad dreams is not an appropriate intervention as it dismisses the client's experience and may worsen their symptoms.

The Nurse Is Providing Discharge Teaching and Anticipatory Guidance to the Family