A client diagnosed with schizophrenia tells a nurse, "The ‘Shopatouliens' took my shoes out of my room last night." Which is an appropriate charting entry to describe this client's statement?
A. "The client is experiencing command hallucinations."
B. "The client is expressing a neologism."
C. "The client is experiencing a paranoia."
D. "The client is verbalizing a word salad."
B
The nurse should describe the client's statement as experiencing a neologism. A neologism is when a client invents a new word that is meaningless to others but may have symbolic meaning to the client. Word salad refers to a group of words that are put together randomly.
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