The LPN/LVN cares for a client newly diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. The client tells the LPN/LVN, "There are really strange people in the corner of my room laughing at me and saying horrible things." Which of the following responses by the LPN/LVN is MOST appropriate?

1. "I don't see anything, and you really have nothing to be ashamed of."

2. "I don't hear the voices, but this seems to be frightening you."

3. "What are they saying to you?"

4. "Sometimes when people are upset, their imagination plays tricks on them."

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22 August, 10:10

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Willow Wolfe · Answer 1

4. "Sometimes when people are upset, their imagination plays tricks on them."