The Nurse Is Caring for Four Patients on the Progressive

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for four patients on the progressive care unit.Which patient is at greatest risk for developing delirium?

• A) 36-year-old recovering from a motor vehicle crash; being treated with an evidence-based alcohol withdrawal protocol.
• B) 54-year-old postoperative aortic aneurysm resection with a 40 pack-year history of smoking
• C) 86-year-old from nursing home with dementia, postoperative from colon resection, still being mechanically ventilated
• D) 95-year-old with community-acquired pneumonia; family has brought in eyeglasses and hearing aid

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