A client can be arouse only with extreme or repeated stimuli. How should the nurse document this client's behavior?
1. Somnolent
2. Disoriented
3. Comatose
4. Semicomatose
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The somnolent client is very drowsy, but will respond to stimuli.
Rationale 2: A disoriented client is alert, but not oriented to time, place, or person.
Rationale 3: The comatose client is not arousable.
Rationale 4: Since this client can be aroused with extreme stimuli or repeated stimuli, the correct description is semicomatose.
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