A nurse is providing teaching about car seat safety to the parent of a term newborn. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?

 

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A. Hallucinations - Delirium can cause perceptual disturbances such as hallucinations, where the client perceives things that are not actually present.

B. Agnosia - Agnosia refers to the inability to recognize familiar objects, which is not typically associated with delirium.

C. Bradycardia - Delirium is not typically associated with bradycardia; it may actually be associated with tachycardia due to the physiological stress response.

D. Aphasia - Aphasia refers to the loss of ability to understand or express speech, which is not typically associated with delirium.

A. This client's symptom of shortness of breath while ambulating indicates possible worsening heart failure, which requires prompt assessment but is not immediately life-threatening.

B. Vomiting coffee-ground emesis suggests upper gastrointestinal bleeding, which could be

indicative of a serious condition such as a gastrointestinal ulcer or tear and requires immediate assessment to determine the cause and initiate appropriate treatment.

C. While urinary retention in a client with benign prostatic hyperplasia requires attention, it is not as urgent as upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

D. Green drainage from the T-tube in a client who had an open cholecystectomy may indicate bile leakage, which requires assessment and intervention, but upper gastrointestinal bleeding takes precedence due to its potential for rapid deterioration.