Answer: d. "I know you are frightened, but I do not see spiders on the wall"
Step-by-step explanation:
Delirium is a sudden change in the psychology or brain of a person that causes confusion and emotional disruption. It creates difficulty for person to think, sleep, remember, and pay attention.
Causes of delirium includes large consumption of slcohol, pneumonia that affects brains, and asthama which restricts the oxygen flow into brains.
Delirium is temporary and can be treated by different ways including medication and counseling. Medicines like antidepressants, sedatives, dopamine, and thiamine are provided.
Counseling helps to guide the patient's thoughts. counseling is aimed to is make the patient feel comfortable and make them believe that the place is safe for them so that they can share thoughts and feelings.
Hence, the nurse will counsel the patient by saying "I know you are frightened, but I do not see spiders on the wall" and make him comfortable to get him out of the fear.
Thus the correct option is D.