A nurse is caring for a client who is a methamphetamine abuser. The nurse observes rapid eye movements and jerky body movements in the client. How should the nurse document this condition of the client?
A) Formication
B) Delirium
C) Tweaking
D) Hallucinosis
C
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The nurse should document the rapid eye and jerky body movements in the client as tweaking. It is caused by sleeplessness and acute withdrawal. Formication is the term used to describe the sensation of insects or snakes crawling on the skin caused by methamphetamine abuse. Symptoms of delirium, which include the presence of vivid and terrifying auditory, visual, and tactile hallucinations, are called hallucinosis.
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