A Patient Has Been in the Intensive Care Unit for 10

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient has been in the intensive care unit for 10 days. He has just been moved to the medical-surgical unit, and the admitting nurse is planning to perform a mental status examination. What should the nurse expect during this patient's tests of cognitive function?

• A) May display some disruption in thought content.
• B) Will state, "I am so relieved to be out of intensive care."
• C) Will be oriented to place and person, but the patient may not be certain of the date.
• D) May show evidence of some clouding of his level of consciousness.

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