A patient is exhibiting auditory hallucinations in addition to being forgetful and easily confused.Which diagnosis does the nurse base this patient's interventions on?

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Schizophrenia may alter cognitive functioning,including memory,retention,attention,and the processing of incoming information.Altered cognition accounts for many of the symptoms mentioned in the scenario.Knowing that cognition is altered,the nurse can adjust plans to take the deficits into account.The patient is not exhibiting symptoms that would warrant any of the other options.

A Patient Is Exhibiting Auditory Hallucinations in Addition to Being