An alcoholic patient is brought to the inpatient psychiatric unit saying that he does not know where he is or what day it is. Because he has a heavy drinking history, you suspect that he is having:
1. delirium.
2. alcoholic dementia.
3. blackout.
4. amnesia.
3
Blackouts are common with heavy drinking over time. The patient data support that the memory loss is associated with the alcohol use, and blackouts would be an expected out-come.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1267
OBJ: 2 TOP: Patterns and Consequences of Abuse
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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