Which of the following descriptions of client experience and behavior can be assessed as a
hallucination? A client
a. states "I feel bugs crawling on my legs and biting me.".
b. looks at shadows on a wall and tells the nurse "I see scary faces.".
c. becomes anxious whenever the nurse leaves her bedside.
d. tries to hit the nurse when vital signs are being taken.
A
An illusion is a misinterpreted sensory perception. A hallucination is a false sensory perception
occurring without a corresponding sensory stimulus. Feeling bugs on the body when none are
present is a tactile hallucination. Option B: Misinterpreting shadows as faces is an illusion. Options
C and D are examples of behaviors sometimes occurring during delirium that are related to
fluctuating levels of awareness and misinterpreted stimuli.
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