A Patient Has Been in the Intensive Care Unit for 10

question 16

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.During the tests of cognitive function,the nurse would expect that he:

• 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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Organization

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