A bipolar client tells the nurse "I have the finest tenor voice in the world. The three tenors who do all those TV concerts are going to retire because they can't compete with me." The nurse would make the assessment that the client is displaying
A. flight of ideas.
B. distractibility.
C. limit testing.
D. grandiosity.
Answer: D. grandiosity.
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