A nurse delegates care for a client with early-stage Alzheimer's disease to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which statement should the nurse include when delegating this client's care?
a. "If she is confused, play along and pretend that everything is okay."
b. "Remove the clock from her room so that she doesn't get confused."
c. "Reorient the client to the day, time, and environment with each contact."
d. "Use validation therapy to recognize and acknowledge the client's concerns."
ANS: C
Clients who have early-stage Alzheimer's disease should be reoriented frequently to person, place, and time. The UAP should reorient the client and not encourage the client's delusions. The room should have a clock and white board with the current date written on it. Validation therapy is used with late-stage Alzheimer's disease.
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