The outcome that should be established for an elderly patient with delirium caused by fever and dehydration is that the patient will:
a. return to a premorbid level of functioning.
b. demonstrate motor responses to noxious stimuli.
c. identify stressors negatively affecting self.
d. exert control over responses to perceptual distortions.
A
The desired overall outcome is that the delirious patient will return to the level of functioning held before the development of delirium. Option B is an indicator appropriate for a patient whose arousal is compromised. Option C is too nonspecific to be useful for a patient with delirium. Option D is an unrealistic indicator for a patient with sensorium problems related to delirium.
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