Author Question: Which statement should indicate to a nurse that an individual is experiencing a delusion? A. ... (Read 56 times)

Engineer · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which statement should indicate to a nurse that an individual is experiencing a delusion?

A. There's an alien growing in my liver.
B. I see my dead husband everywhere I go.
C. The IRS may audit my taxes.
D. I'm not going to eat my food. It smells like brimstone.

Question 2

In planning care for clients who somatize, an appropriate long-term outcome for treatment would be that the client will:

A) Assume responsibility for self-care activities
B) Develop alternative coping mechanisms
C) Learn new diversional recreation patterns
D) Resume home maintenance activities

sarajane1989 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
The nurse should recognize that a client who claims that an alien is inside his or her body is experiencing a delusion. Delusions are false personal beliefs that are inconsistent with the person's intelligence or cultural background.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback: The development of alternative coping mechanisms is the outcome that will decrease the client's somatic way of coping.