The nurse is caring for an older client who has been getting more confused recently. What other characteristics might the family notice that alerts the nurse that the client may be at risk for wan-dering?
a. The client paces and cannot be redirected easily.
b. The client sleeps 6 hours at night and takes a brief nap during the day.
c. The client gets tired when cleaning the kitchen after cooking dinner.
d. The client uses a space heater for supple-mental heat.
A
Pacing with difficulty being redirected is a characteristic that the family needs to report to the nurse. Six hours of sleep at night with a daytime nap is an expected sleep pattern for an older client. Tiring after cleaning the kitchen following cooking dinner is not unexpected for an older client. A space heater is not necessarily a hazard for a client with confusion as long as it does not contain fuel to create the heat.
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