A patient admitted for injuries sustained while intoxicated has been hospitalized for 48 hours. The patient is now shaky, irritable, anxious, diaphoretic, and reports nightmares. The pulse rate is 130 beats/min.
The patient shouts, Bugs are crawling on my bed. I've got to get out of here.. Select the most accurate assessment of this situation. The patient: a. is attempting to obtain attention by manipulating staff.
b. may have sustained a head injury before admission.
c. has symptoms of alcohol-withdrawal delirium.
d. is having an acute psychosis.
Question 2
A nurse documents: Patient mute despite repeated efforts to elicit speech. No eye contact. Short attention span; less than 1 minute. Which nursing diagnosis should be considered?
a. Defensive coping
b. Risk for violence
c. Decisional conflict
d. Impaired verbal communication
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
The nurse can make observations about the patient's general appearance while talking with the p
Bronchoscopy. Figure illustrates physician using a bronchoscope to inspect the patient’s bronchial t
Closed urinary drainage system. Urine being measured after it leaves patient’s body via catheter.
The relationship of substrate con- version (as measured by optical density) to the amount of patient ...
Coffee will not sober you up. An intoxicated person who drinks coffee will end up being a stimulated