Multiple Choice
Yesterday, the client was weaned from the mechanical ventilator and an intravenous infusion of lorazepam. The client has been alert and oriented for 24 hours but is now experiencing confusion. The nurse now evaluates new-onset confusion by assessing the client's sense of place and time, difficulty focusing, short-term memory loss, and increasing lethargy. The nurse suspects which condition in this client?
A) Amnesia
B) Delirium
C) Dementia
D) Psychosis
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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