A patient with schizophrenia who admits to auditory hallucinations anxiously tells the nurse,"The voice is telling me to do things." Which of the following responses should the nurse make next?

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Learning what a command hallucination is telling the patient to do is important because the command often places the patient or others at risk for harm.Command hallucinations can be terrifying and may pose a psychiatric emergency.The other queries are of lesser importance than identifying the command.

A Patient with Schizophrenia Who Admits to Auditory Hallucinations Anxiously