The family becomes distressed when the dying 85-year-old patient becomes delirious and laughs and talks with old friends who have long since died. The nurse's best intervention would be to:
a. medicate the patient with the prescribed sedative.
b. encourage a family member to talk to the patient calmly.
c. stimulate and reorient the patient.
d. suggest the family leave the patient for while.
B
Delirious patients can still hear. A familiar voice is comforting. Medicating the patient with a sedative is not appropriate. Stimulating and trying to reorient the patient may cause the patient to become irritated. The family should remain with the patient.
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