A client is refusing to take his prescribed medication. The client states that the government is out to get him and is poisoning all of his medication. The nurse understands that the client is experiencing:
A) an illusion.
B) a delusion.
C) a hallucination.
D) confusion.
Ans: B
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Hallucinations, sensory impressions that are based on internal stimulations, have no basis in reality. Hearing voices when no one is there is a typical auditory hallucination. Delusions, beliefs not based in reality, reflect an unconscious need or fear. Illusions are misinterpretations of actual stimuli.
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