The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with schizophrenia and asks, "Do you ever get messages through things, like the television or microwave?" Which symptom of schizophrenia is the nurse assessing for?

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1.This is incorrect. Illusions are misperceptions or misinterpretations of real external stimuli. The nurse is assessing for delusions of reference. Delusions are fixed false beliefs that are irrational that an individual maintains are true despite evidence to the contrary. Delusions of reference are characterized by an individual's perception that events within the environment have meaning specific to himself or herself.
2.This is incorrect. With circumstantiality, the individual delays in reaching the point of a communication because of unnecessary and tedious details. The nurse is assessing for delusions of reference. Delusions are fixed false beliefs that are irrational that an individual maintains are true despite evidence to the contrary. Delusions of reference are characterized by an individual's perception that events within the environment have meaning specific to himself or herself.
3.This is incorrect. Hallucinations are false sensory perceptions not associated with real external stimuli.The nurse is assessing for the positive symptom of delusions of reference. Delusions are fixed false beliefs that are irrational that an individual maintains despite evidence to the contrary. Delusions of reference are characterized by an individual's perception that events within the environment have meaning specific to himself or herself.
4.This is correct. The nurse is assessing for delusions of reference. Delusions are fixed false beliefs that an individual maintains are true despite evidence to the contrary. Delusions of reference are characterized by an individual's perception that events within the environment have meaning specific to himself or herself.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Client Diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Asks