During the admission assessment, the nurse asks the client, How are you feeling? The client responds, I was able to purchase gas for 7 cents a gallon less than yesterday, which saved me a total of 84 cents. My car has a 12-gallon gas tank. Usually I am able to put in 11.7 gallons. I am very happy to have saved so much money. The nurse recognizes this response as which of the following?

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With circumstantial thinking, the client eventually answers a question but only after giving excessive unnecessary detail. Echolalia is repetition or imitation of what someone else says. Flight of ideas is excessive amount and rate of speech composed of fragmented or unrelated ideas. Neologisms are invented words that have meaning only for the client.

During the Admission Assessment, the Nurse Asks the Client, How