
The family becomes distressed when the dying 85-year-old patient becomes delirious and laughs and talks with old friends who have long since died.The nurse's best intervention would be to:
A) medicate the patient with the prescribed sedative.
B) encourage a family member to talk to the patient calmly.
C) stimulate and reorient the patient.
D) suggest the family leave the patient for while.
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