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book Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Townsend cover

Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Townsend

Edition 6ISBN: 978-0803638761
book Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Townsend cover

Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 6th Edition by Mary Townsend

Edition 6ISBN: 978-0803638761
Exercise 5
The initial care plan for a client with OCD who washes her hands obsessively would include which of the following nursing interventions?
A) Keep the client's bathroom locked so she cannot wash her hands all the time.
B) Structure the client's schedule so that she has plenty of time for washing her hands.
C) Place the client in isolation until she promises to stop washing her hands so much.
D) Explain the client's behavior to her, since she is probably unaware that it is maladaptive.
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