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.During the tests of cognitive function,the nurse would expect that he:
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.
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