A patient fearfully runs from chair to chair crying, "They're coming! They're coming!" The patient does not follow the staff's directions or respond to verbal interventions. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority?

A) Fear
B) Risk for injury
C) Self-care deficit
D) Disturbed thought processes

Disturbed Thought Processes

A condition where there is a disruption in the way a person thinks, often evident in disorders such as schizophrenia.

Verbal Interventions

Strategies involving the use of words and dialogue to manage or address a situation, often employed in therapeutic or conflict-resolution contexts.

Nursing Diagnosis

A clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes, providing the basis for selecting nursing interventions.