A 57-Year-Old Client with a Long History of Alcohol Dependence

A 57-year-old client with a long history of alcohol dependence is being treated for alcoholism and is in the second week as an inpatient on the psychiatric unit. The client, a retired nurse, is observed wearing a hospital gown with a stethoscope. When asked about the stethoscope, the client replies that the nursing supervisor came to visit and said to wear it "so I'd remember to get well." What does the nurse suspect that the client may be experiencing?

A) Wernicke's syndrome
B) Delirium tremens
C) Korsakoff's amnestic syndrome
D) Malignant hyperthermia