An elderly female patient has a sudden onset of delirium during the first night of hospitalization. This episode suggests to the nurse:
1. The cause has to be determined immediately because it can signal another health problem.
2. The patient has Alzheimer's disease.
3. The patient is dehydrated.
4. The patient has an infection.
The cause has to be determined immediately because it can signal another health problem.
Rationale: The patient's onset of delirium should be investigated because it can signal another health problem. Delirium is a sudden, fluctuating, and usually reversible cognitive disorder characterized by a disturbance in consciousness that develops over a short period of time. It is an abnormal mental state, not a disease, and usually a sign of a newly developed disorder that affects about one-third of hospitalized people over the age of 70. There is not enough evidence to suggest that the patient has Alzheimer's disease or is dehydrated or has an infection.
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