A nurse is reviewing progress notes on a newly admitted client.One progress note reveals that the client purposefully inserted a contaminated catheter into urethra,leading to a urinary tract infection.The nurse recognizes this behavior as characteristic of which mental disorder?

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Rationale: Factitious disorders involve conscious,intentional feigning of physical or psychological symptoms.Individuals with factitious disorder pretend to be ill in order to receive emotional care and support commonly associated with the role of "patient." Individuals become very inventive in their quest to produce symptoms.Examples include self-inflicted wounds,injection or insertion of contaminated substances,manipulating a thermometer to feign a fever,urinary tract manipulation,and surreptitious use of medications.

A Nurse Is Reviewing Progress Notes on a Newly Admitted