An older adult is experiencing delirium. When planning the client's care, which action would be appropriate for the nurse to include in the client's plan of care?
A) Using restraints on all four extremities
B) Keeping the client awake as much as possible
C) Frequently reorienting the client to the surroundings
D) Turing up the volume on the television for distraction

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Multiple nursing interventions facilitate improvement in delirium. Many of the interventions directly relate to the patient's environment and include managing the patient's sensory needs, early mobilization, minimizing the use of restraints, promoting sleep/wake schedule, frequent reorientation to the patient care environment, and minimizing extraneous noise.

An Older Adult Is Experiencing Delirium