The nurse is preparing to assess a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). While taking the nursing history, the nurse should identify which behavior that is characteristic of the disorder?
1. The client has difficulty expressing her thoughts.
2. The client appears to be choking.
3. The client is rearranging the magazines in the office.
4. The client has flight of ideas.
Answer: 3
1. Difficulty expressing thoughts might be seen in schizophrenia, not OCD.
2. A client who has feelings of choking is likely experiencing a panic attack.
3. The client with OCD is overly concerned with order or germs.
4. Flight of ideas can be seen in the manic phase of bipolar disorder.
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