A client reports to the nurse that the voices are practically nonstop and that he...

(A) This response validates the client’s experience and presents reality to him. (B) This nontherapeutic response minimizes and dismisses the client’s verbalized experience. (C) This response can be interpreted by a paranoid client as a threat, thereby increasing the client’s potential for violence and loss of control. (D) This response is also threatening. The client’s behavior does not call for restraints because he has not lost control or hurt anyone. If seclusion or restraints were indicated, the nurse should never confront the client alone.