Dawn is called to the emergency room to meet with a patient and her family. The patient is an elderly woman who is disheveled. She appears very frail and thin. Dawn asks the woman if she can tell Dawn her name; the woman just stares blankly at Dawn. Next, Dawn asks the woman if she knows where she is. The woman nods her head and says she is in her grandmother’s home. Dawn asks if the woman knows the time of day; the woman just stares at Dawn. Dawn tries asking what month, season, or year it is, but the woman is unable to answer any of these questions. The woman’s family tells Dawn that the woman has been like this for some time and they do not feel they can care for her at home any longer. They ask Dawn if the woman can be admitted to the hospital. Dawn suspects that this patient has
______________________.
a. Alcoholism
b. Dementia
c. Depression
d. Delirium
Ans: b
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