Patient diagnosed with psychotic disorder

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A PMHNP is working in a psychiatric hospital caring for a 29 year old female patient diagnosed with a psychotic disorder. The patient looks out the window stating " They are coming to get me, they are going to kill me, I know it." The most therapeutic response from the PMHNP is to:

Tell the patient that it sounds scary but assure her safety. Encourage the patient to pace in the hallway and shut the blind Offer the patient a prn antipsychotic or anxiolytic. Explain to the patient that nobody is trying to hurt her.

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