An 80-year-old patient is placed in isolation when infected


An 80-year-old patient is placed in isolation when infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The patient was alert and oriented on admission, but is now having visual hallucinations and can follow only simple directions. The medical-surgical nurse recognizes that the changes in the patient's mental status are related to:

a fluid and electrolyte imbalance.

a stimulating environment.

sensory deprivation.

sundowning.

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