A 42-year-old client with bipolar disorder has been hospitalized on the inpatient psychiatric unit. She is dancing aroun

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A 42-year-old client with bipolar disorder has been hospitalized on the inpatient psychiatric unit. She is dancing around, talking incessantly, and singing. Much of the time the client is anorexic and eats very little from her tray before she is up and about again. The nurses intervention would be to:

A. Confront the client with the fact that she will have to eat more from her tray to sustain her
B. Try to get the client to focus on her eating by offering a detailed discussion on the importance of nutrition
C. Let her have snacks and drinks anytime that she wants them because she will not eat at regular meal times
D. Not expect the client to sit down for complete meals; monitor intake, offering snacks and juice frequently