The Nurse Is Caring for Her First Client with Obsessiveñcompulsive

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for her first client with obsessiveñcompulsive disorder. During the treatment team meeting, the nurse shares her frustration as to the client's inability to stop washing his hands. The nurse manager offers which one of the following explanations?

A) The hand washing represents a way to exert independence from the staff.
B) The client is not aware of the excessive hand washing.
C) The client does not think anything is abnormal with washing his hands repeatedly.
D) The client feels terrible but cannot stop washing his hands to try to get rid of his anxiety.