A patient with delirium repeatedly cries out for her husband. What is the most appropriate initial nursing intervention?
a. Administer Haldol as ordered.
b. Apply restraints so that the patient will not harm herself.
c. Calmly tell the patient that she is in the hospital and that her husband is not there.
d. Call the husband and tell him that he needs to come and stay with his wife.
C
Anyone dealing with a delirious patient should be calm, warm, and reassuring. Frequent orienta-tion to the surroundings and situation is important as well.
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