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    Hesi compass B exit proctored exam

    The nurse and a social worker are talking when a client with psychosis angrily shouts at the nurse to "Stop talking about me." The nurse should document the client is exhibiting which symptom?

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. Ideas of reference occur when a client believes that ordinary events or conversations are specifically about them, even when they are not. In this case, the client incorrectly assumes the nurse and social worker are talking about them, which reflects this symptom. B. Visual hallucinations are seeing things that are not present, which is not described here. C. This is the belief that others can hear or are aware of one’s thoughts, not that others are talking about them. D. Auditory hallucinations involve hearing voices or sounds not present; the scenario does not describe this.

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