RN HESI Mental Health 2023

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The nurse documents that a client with schizophrenia is delusional. Which statement by the client confirms this assessment?

A. The snakes on the wall are going to eat me B. The nurse at night is trying to poison me with pills C. The voices are telling me to kill the next person I see D. The fire is burning my skin away right now E. None F. None

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The nurse at night is trying to poison me with pills' confirms a delusion, specifically a paranoid delusion, as it reflects a fixed, false belief not based in reality. The other options describe hallucinations: visual ('snakes'), auditory ('voices'), and tactile ('fire'). Delusions involve false beliefs, while hallucinations involve false sensory perceptions.

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