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ss2343

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Nursing management of delirium would include which of the following interventions?
 
  a. reduced sensory stimulation such as noise and lights
  b. cool sponge baths with plain water
  c. blood pressure every 5 minutes
  d. vital signs every 5 minutes times four, then every 15 minutes

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a client with a somatoform disorder. Which statement regarding somatoform disorders is most accurate?
 
  A) Women are 5 to 20 times more likely than men to have the disorder.
  B) Tendencies toward somatization are apparently more common in those who are highly educated.
  C) Somatoform disorders are most common in the middle socioeconomic class.
  D) Elderly people are most likely to have somatization disorders.



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Answer to Question 1

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Nursing management of delirium would include reducing sensory stimulation such as noise and lights. Other preventive strategies the nurse can implement include assessing for and avoiding systemic and metabolic imbalances, malnutrition, immobilization, medication errors, sleep deprivation, incontinence, and inadequate use of visual or hearing aids.

Answer to Question 2

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