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The nurse is interviewing a client being admitted to the mental health inpatient unit who was involved in a fire 2 months ago. The client is reporting insomnia, difficulty concentrating, nervousness, hypervigilance, and frequently thinking about fires. The nurse should recognize these complaints to be indications of which disorder?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: PTSD is precipitated by events that are overwhelming, unpredictable, and sometimes life threatening. Typical symptoms of PTSD include difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances, intrusive recollections of the traumatic event, hypervigilance, and anxiety. These symptoms are not characteristic of the disorders noted in options 1, 2, and 3.

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