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Psychosocial IntegrityQuestion 1924 of 2368

A client who is hearing voices appears to be listening to something. Which question by the nurse promotes reality testing?

  1. "What are the voices saying to you?"
  2. "You look as though you are hearing something. What do you hear?"
  3. "Those voices are not real, so please ignore them."
  4. "Are the voices from the television?"
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Correct answer: "You look as though you are hearing something. What do you hear?"

The nurse does not refer to the hallucinations as if they were real and does not try to convince the client they are unreal.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Mental Health Conditions: Treatment of Schizophrenia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Psychosocial Integrity"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026