A cocaine abuser complains, "There are bugs crawling under my skin." Which term should the nurse use to document this finding?
a. Confabulation
b. Formication
c. Synesthesia
d. Euphoria
B
Formication is the term used when an individual describes feeling bugs crawling under the skin. It is seen in cocaine use. The other options refer to altered sensory perceptions of sight and sound or to inventing stories to make up for memory deficit.
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