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During the initial nursing interview, a client tells the nurse, 'Sometimes my thoughts go so fast. Wonder if I can sell my fast car. Work is so boring. I wonder if I can get a transfer. Is it time to eat yet?' Which documentation should the nurse enter in the electronic medical record to describe the client's statements?

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Rationale: Tangential thinking describes the client's rapid, loosely connected ideas, jumping from one thought to another without clear connections.

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