A client with dementia no longer recognizes her only daughter. The daughter asks the nurse "How
long do you think it will be before my mother will recognize me when I visit her?" The best reply
for the nurse would be
a. "I think that is a question the physician will need to answer.".
b. "Your mother will never again be able to identify you or other family members.".
c. "One never knows; consciousness fluctuates in clients with dementia.".
d. "It is disappointing when someone you love no longer recognizes you.".
D
Therapeutic communication techniques can assist the family to come to terms with the losses and
irreversibility dementia imposes on both the loved one and themselves. Options A and B: These
responses close communication. The nurse should take the opportunity to foster communication.
Option C does not present factual information.
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