Assessment of a client diagnosed with schizophrenia reveals that the client is hearing voices. The client feels watched and is experiencing illusions. When developing the plan of care for this client, which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate?

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The most appropriate nursing diagnosis would be disturbed sensory perception related to the client's hallucinations and illusions. The client's memory is not impaired. Risk for self-directed violence would be appropriate if the client verbalized that the voices were telling the client to harm the self. Although ineffective coping could apply, there is nothing to support this nursing diagnosis.

Assessment of a Client Diagnosed with Schizophrenia Reveals That the Client