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A nurse is caring for an older adult client who experienced temporary disorientation following surgery. The nurse should identify that this finding as a manifestation of which of the following complications?
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Postoperative delirium
Rationale:
🟦 Postoperative delirium is an acute, temporary disturbance in consciousness and cognition that commonly occurs in older adults after surgery.
🟦 It is characterized by sudden onset disorientation, fluctuating attention, and altered awareness.
🟦 Anesthesia, pain, infection, sleep disruption, and medications are frequent precipitating factors.
🟦 Symptoms often resolve as the underlying cause is treated, distinguishing it from chronic cognitive disorders.
🟦 Early recognition allows timely interventions to improve safety and recovery outcomes.
Dementia
🟦 Dementia involves a gradual, progressive decline in cognitive function over time.
🟦 It is not sudden or temporary following surgery.
Alzheimer’s disease
🟦 Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative condition with irreversible progression.
🟦 Symptoms do not present acutely after a surgical event.
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction
🟦 This condition presents as subtle, longer-term cognitive changes weeks to months after surgery.
🟦 It is not marked by abrupt disorientation in the immediate postoperative period.
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- Domain: RN ATI MedSurg
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