During a one-on-one interaction with a client with paranoid-type schizophrenia, the client says to the nurse, "i’ve figured out how foreign agents have infiltrated the news media. they want to shut me up before i spill the beans." how should the nurse describe this statement when documenting this client’s response?
a. nihilistic delusion.
b. delusions of persecution.
c. delusions of control.
d. delusions of grandeur.

You began membership in a new health and fitness club which has access to a dietician and personal trainer. they you develop a special eight-week diet and exercise program. the data in the following table represents your weight, w, as a function of time, t, over an eight-week period. time (weeks) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 weight (lb) 150 144 143 141 140 137 137 132 129 your weight decreases during each of the first five weeks of the program. determine the actual change in weight over the first five weeks of the program by subtracting your initial weight from your weight at the end of the first five weeks. what is the sign of your answer? what is the significance of this sign? a. 137-150 = -13 lb; a change in weight is negative because the weight decreases. b. 137-150 = 13 lb; a change in weight is positive because the weight decreases. c. 150-137 = -13 lb; a change in weight is negative because the weight increases. d. 150-137 = 13 lb; a change in weight is positive because the weight increases.

Joe has been suffering from asthma since childhood. recently, a severe asthma attack struck, after which he has been finding it difficult to breathe normally. what can ease his condition?

Which of the following is not a possible cause of conduction deafness? a) cochlear nerve degeneration b) middle ear infection c) impacted cerumen d) otosclerosis