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Alygatorr01285

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on: Jul 19, 2018
Which description best applies to a hallucination? A patient:
 
  a. looks at shadows on a wall and says, I see scary faces.
  b. states, I feel bugs crawling on my legs and biting me.
  c. becomes anxious when the nurse leaves his or her bedside.
  d. tries to hit the nurse when vital signs are taken.

Question 2

A patient with fluctuating levels of consciousness, disturbed orientation, and perceptual alteration begs, Someone get the bugs off me. What is the nurse's best response?
 
  a. There are no bugs on your legs. Your imagination is playing tricks on you.
  b. Try to relax. The crawling sensation will go away sooner if you can relax.
  c. Don't worry, I will have someone stay here and brush off the bugs for you.
  d. I don't see any bugs, but I know you are frightened so I will stay with you.


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l.stuut

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
A hallucination is a false sensory perception occurring without a corresponding sensory stimulus. Feeling bugs on the body when none are present is a tactile hallucination. Misinterpreting shadows as faces is an illusion. An illusion is a misinterpreted sensory perception. The incorrect options are examples of behaviors that sometimes occur during delirium and are related to fluctuating levels of awareness and misinterpreted stimuli.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
When hallucinations are present, the nurse should acknowledge the patient's feelings and state the nurse's perception of reality, but not argue. Staying with the patient increases feelings of security, reduces anxiety, offers the opportunity for reinforcing reality, and provides a measure of physical safety. Denying the patient's perception without offering help does not emotionally support the patient. Telling the patient to relax makes the patient responsible for self-soothing. Telling the patient that someone will brush the bugs away supports the perceptual distortions.


Alygatorr01285

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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