The Patient Care Technician Is Caring for a Client with Delirium

Multiple Choice

The patient care technician is caring for a client with delirium when the client says, "Look at the spiders on the wall." ?What should the patient care technician say to the client?

A) "You're having hallucinations. 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."