An Older Client Admitted to the Hospital After Having Sustained

question 1

Multiple Choice

An older client admitted to the hospital after having sustained a fall at home is diagnosed with a right hip fracture and experienced a surgical reduction of the fracture. At 2:30 AM, she awakens from sleep insisting that her daughter is in the other room and wants to see her. Attempts to reorient her to the surroundings are unsuccessful. In reviewing the client's record, what data would be considered a primary risk factor for the delirium?

• A) History of dementia
• B) Death of the client's husband last month
• C) The client's age
• D) History of cardiac disease

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is deliberately changed or manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

is the variable in a scientific experiment that is measured to assess the effect of one or more independent variables.

Experimental Variable

The aspect of an experiment that is intentionally changed or manipulated to observe its effects on the outcome, also known as the independent variable.

Placebo

A substance or treatment with no therapeutic effect, often used in the control group of experiments to test the efficacy of treatments.