A client was admitted to the ICU after a motor vehicle accident. She sustained a right parietal injury, resulting in an acute confusional state or delirium. She complains that there are "bugs crawling around" on her arms. The nurse understands what?
A) Such hallucinations suggest preexisting schizophrenia.
B) Transient tactile hallucinations are sometimes seen in delirium.
C) Such symptoms indicate increasing brain damage and poor prognosis.
D) The client is more prone to such episodes early in the morning.
Ans: B
With delirium, as is the case with the client, transient tactile hallucinations are seen in many cases. This type of tactile hallucination would not indicate schizophrenia or brain damage, nor would the client be any more prone to them at any time of the day.
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