Posted: January 24th, 2018

Nurse Tina is caring for a client with delirium and states that “look at the spiders on the wall”. What should be the best 3 responses to the client?

Nurse Tina is caring for a client with delirium and states that “look at the spiders on the wall”. What should the nurse respond to the client?

A. “You’re having hallucination, there are no spiders in this room at all”
B. “I can see the spiders on the wall, but they are not going to hurt you”
C. “Would you like me to kill the spiders”
D. “I know you are frightened, but I do not see spiders on the wall”