A nurse councils a care partner of a client with dementia. The care partner states "He fights me when I try and bath him; he hasn't had a shower in 2 months!" Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
A) "I hear your frustration."
B) "He wants to feel he has a choice. How do you get him to shower?"
C) "I would just put him in there, he needs to be clean."
D) "Whatever worked before should work now."
E) "What other ways have you tried to assure he is clean?"
Ans: E
There are multiple ways to stay clean, if showering is a trigger, then avoid it. What has worked in the past does not mean it will work again. Forcing a shower is unsafe. They don't get him to shower, it's been months.
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