A Patient Has Been in the Intensive Care Unit for 10

Multiple Choice

A patient has been in the intensive care unit for 10 days. He has just been moved to the medical-surgical unit, and the admitting nurse is planning to perform a mental status examination. What should the nurse expect during this patient's tests of cognitive function?

A) May display some disruption in thought content.
B) Will state, "I am so relieved to be out of intensive care."
C) Will be oriented to place and person, but the patient may not be certain of the date.
D) May show evidence of some clouding of his level of consciousness.