The nurse documents that a client with schizophrenia is delusional. Which statement by the client confirms this assessment?

A. "The snakes on the wall are going to eat me." describes a visual hallucination, not a delusion. Hallucinations involve false sensory perceptions, such as seeing things that are not present. While hallucinations are common in schizophrenia, this statement does not indicate a delusion. B. "The nurse at night is trying to poison me with pills." confirms a delusion, specifically a paranoid delusion. Delusions are fixed, false beliefs that are not based in reality and cannot be changed by logic or reasoning. In this case, the client irrationally believes that the nurse is trying to harm them, which is a classic symptom of schizophrenia. C. "The voices are telling me to kill the next person I see." describes an auditory hallucination, which involves hearing voices or sounds that are not real. While auditory hallucinations are a common symptom of schizophrenia, this statement does not indicate a delusion. D. "The fire is burning my skin away right now." describes a tactile hallucination, where the client falsely perceives sensations (e.g., burning). This is another form of hallucination, not a delusion, as it involves sensory misperception rather than a false belief.