The Staff on a Care Area That Has a High

question 19

Multiple Choice

The staff on a care area that has a high percentage of clients with confusion attends an educational program on delirium management.Which statement,made by a staff nurse,indicates that teaching has been effective?

• A) "It is important to provide education for family members as needed."
• B) "Sensory deprivation and overstimulation can worsen the symptoms the client exhibits."
• C) "Decreasing all stimulation in the client's room is essential."
• D) "The family should involve the client in all conversations and interactions involving care."

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Definitions:

Hallucination

A perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perception, often involving seeing, hearing, or feeling something that isn't there.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

A psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, characterized by flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.

Hippocampus

A brain structure involved in the storage of new information in memory.

Amygdala

Part of the limbic system, playing a key role in processing emotions and memory association.