An 80-year-old patient with visual and hearing deficits is admitted for hip replacement surgery
The patient has begun to show mild confusion and has become resistant to care and treatment. To minimize this problem, the nurse initially edits the patient's care plan to include:
a. frequent reorientation to people in the pa-tient's environment.
b. putting on the patient's glasses and hear-ing aid as a part of activities of daily living (ADLs).
c. assigning the same staff to provide patient care whenever possible.
d. minimizing the number of off-unit trips for the patient.
B
Older adults have a decreased ability to negotiate within and adapt to an unfamiliar environment, which can be initially minimized by the use of hearing aids and eyeglasses, for example. The other actions may be appropriate, but until the sensory deficit is corrected, the patient will most likely remain confused.
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