A Patient Admitted with a Conversion Disorder After an Automobile

A patient admitted with a conversion disorder after an automobile accident insists he is paralyzed, although no physical cause for his paraplegia can be found.What is the best nursing response when the patient asks the nurse to push him to his room?

A) "There is nothing wrong with your arms.Roll yourself to your room."
B) "I will help you to walk to your room.I know you can walk."
C) "Let me lift the foot rests so you can move your chair with your feet."
D) "OK.I am going that way myself."

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