During the mental status assessment, the client expresses the belief that the CIA is stalking him and plans to kidnap him. The best response by the nurse would be,

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When the nurse responds, What kinds of things have been happening? the nurse is seeking information. That makes no sense at all, is inappropriate because it may make perfect sense to the client. You can tell me about that after I finish asking these questions, shows that the nurse is not interested in what the client has to say. Why would the CIA be interested in you, feeds into the notion that the CIA is stalking the client.

During the Mental Status Assessment, the Client Expresses the Belief