Two Clients Are Roommates on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Multiple Choice

Two clients are roommates on an inpatient psychiatric unit.At breakfast,client A,who had been missing her gold locket,notices client B wearing it.Which does the nurse recognize as a nonassertive or passive behavioral response from client A?

A) Client A ignores the situation.
B) Client A discusses the situation with her nurse and develops a plan of action.
C) Client A immediately approaches client B and pulls the necklace off her neck.
D) Client A offers to wash client B's clothes and "accidentally" spills bleach in the water.