A Patient Has Been in the Critical Care Unit for 10

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient has been in the critical 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 health examination.During the cognitive function tests,the nurse would expect that he:

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

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