Author Question: An elderly patient is admitted to your nursing home with a diagnosis of organic brain syndrome. This ... (Read 64 times)

abarnes · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

An elderly patient is admitted to your nursing home with a diagnosis of organic brain syndrome. This patient is frequently disoriented to person, place, and time. You expect to observe disorientation most frequently:

A) After a visit from the family
B) Upon awakening (in the morning, during the night, and so on)
C) During activities
D) On holidays

Question 2

Your 15-year-old neighbor, who knows you are a mental health nurse, informs you that he or she has a friend who is talking about suicide. Your best initial response to the young neighbor is:

A) Who is it? Another neighbor?
B) I have some time. Tell me a little about this friend.
C) Who else knows? Has this friend told anyone else?
D) Your friend needs help right away