A nursing intervention designed to help the client with progressive memory deficit associated with
dementia function in his or her environment is
a. assisting the client to perform simple tasks by giving step-by-step directions.
b. avoiding frustrating the client by performing routines associated with activities of
daily living for the client.
c. stimulating the client's intellectual functioning by bringing new topics and
options to the client's attention.
d. promoting the use of the client's sense of humor by telling jokes or riddles and
discussing cartoons.
A
Clients with cognitive impairment should perform all tasks of which they are capable. When simple
directions are given in a step-by-step fashion, the client is better able to process information and
perform simple tasks. Option C is likely to prove frustrating for the client. Option D: Clients with
cognitive deficits may lose their sense of humor and find such discussions meaningless.
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