9. An 80-year-old patient is placed in isolation when infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The patient was alert and oriented onadmission, but is now having visual hallucinations and can follow only simple directions. The medical-surgical nurse recognizes that the changes in thepatient's mental status are related to:O a fluid and electrolyte imbalance.O a stimulating environment.O sensory deprivation.O sundowning.

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