The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Hyperactive Delirium

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with hyperactive delirium.The nurse focuses interventions toward keeping the patient:

• A) comfortable.
• B) nourished.
• C) safe.
• D) sedated.

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Definitions:

Selectively Permeable Membrane

A membrane that allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by diffusion and occasionally specialized processes.

Distilled Water

Water that has been boiled into vapor and condensed back into liquid, removing impurities and minerals.

Mitochondria

Membrane-bound organelles found in the cytoplasm of almost all eukaryotic cells, essential for producing energy via the process of oxidative phosphorylation.

Active Transport

The movement of molecules across a cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to one of higher concentration, requiring energy.