The nurse receives shift report about a male client with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The nurse completes moming rounds and approaches the cent while he is repeatedly washing the top of the same table. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A. Simply encouraging the client to be calm and relax may not be effective for someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder. B. Teaching techniques is more appropriate for structured therapy sessions rather than addressing compulsive behavior in the moment. C. While identifying stimuli can be useful, it is not an immediate intervention. D. This approach respects the client’s need to complete the compulsion to reduce anxiety while gradually redirecting attention, minimizing distress.