A Nurse Is Reviewing Progress Notes on a Newly Admitted

question 3

Multiple Choice

A nurse is reviewing progress notes on a newly admitted client. One progress note reveals that the client purposefully inserted a contaminated catheter into the urethra, leading to a urinary tract infection. The nurse recognizes this behavior as characteristic of which mental disorder?

• A) Illness anxiety disorder
• B) Factitious disorder
• C) Functional neurological symptom disorder
• D) Depersonalization-derealization disorder

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Definitions:

Phosphate Groups

Chemical groups containing phosphorus and oxygen that play a crucial role in the energy transfer within cells.

Energy

The capacity to do work.

Thymine Dimers

Molecular lesions formed by covalent bonding between two adjacent thymine bases in DNA, often as a result of ultraviolet radiation.

UV Light

Ultraviolet light, a type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays, harmful to living tissue.