While conducting an admission assessment with Ron, a psychiatric–mental health client, he states that he hears the voice of God in his head and the voice is telling him that he is worthless. What would the nurse document this symptom as?
A) A hallucination
B) A delusion
C) Thought broadcasting
D) Thought insertion
Ans: A
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Hallucinations are sensory perceptions with a compelling sense of reality but no actual objective basis. During auditory hallucinations (the most common form), clients may hear the voice of God or close relatives, two or more voices with a running commentary about the client's behavior, or voices that command certain acts. Usually the voices are obscene, accusatory, or insulting. They may call clients names and make nasty remarks.
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