A nurse caring for a patient with dementia notices that the patient stays awake most of the night. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?
a. Give a prescribed sleeping medication.
b. Tell the patient that it is nighttime and that she must go to sleep.
c. Check the patient's record to see whether she is sleeping during the day.
d. Put the patient to bed and put the side rails up.
C
Sleep and awakening are often reversed in patients with dementia. Trying to keep the patient awake during the day is helpful.
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