An Older Patient Is Demonstrating Delirium Since Being Admitted from a Nursing

question 7

Multiple Choice

An older patient is demonstrating delirium since being admitted from a nursing home for treatment of a wound infection. What should the nurse identify as the most likely cause for the patient's delirium?

• A) High television volume
• B) Intravenous fluid therapy
• C) Windowless hospital room
• D) Assessments every 4 hours

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points, indicating how much the data deviate from their mean.

Random Variable

A variable that can take on numerical results stemming from a random event.

Poisson Random Variable

A variable that represents the number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space, under conditions of a constant mean rate and independence.

Discrete Random Variable

A variable that can take on a countable number of distinct values, often used to model scenarios where outcomes are distinct.