As the nurse admits an older female adult to a long-term care facility from her home of 50 years, she mistakes the nurse for her daughter. Which diagnosis does the nurse use to plan care for this woman?
a. Hypoxia due to chronic disease
b. Relocation stress syndrome
c. Alzheimer's disease (AD)
d. Attention-seeking behavior
B
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A Incorrect. Many conditions other than hypoxia can cause altered mental status, including relocation stress.
B Correct. Relocation, especially if sudden, causes stress that may lead to altered mental status.
C Incorrect. Many conditions other than AD can cause altered mental status, in-cluding relocation stress.
D Incorrect. The nurse has no confirmatory evidence to regard her error as some-thing other than a mistake; in addition, it can be understood as relocation stress syndrome.
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