What environmental conditions should the nurse arrange for a client with delirium while the client is
experiencing perceptual alterations?
a. Provide a well-lit room without glare or shadows and limit noise
b. Have the client sit by the nurse's desk while awake and provide rest periods in a
room with the television on
c. Light room brightly around the clock and awaken hourly to check mental status
d. Keep room shadowy with soft lighting around the clock and keep a radio on
continuously
A
A quiet, shadow-free room offers an environment that produces the fewest sensory perceptual
distortions for a client with cognitive impairment associated with delirium. The other options have
the potential to produce increased perceptual alterations.
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