When the daughter of a client diagnosed with moderate Alzheimer's disease asks
about the possible benefits of enrolling her mother in art classes, the nurse's response is based on the knowledge that:
a. creative activities are not limited to cognitively intact elders; even individuals with dementia can benefit from creative activities.
b. individuals with dementia who have rational language skills can benefit from creative activities.
c. cognitively impaired elders cannot benefit from creative activities due to al-tered brain processes.
d. cognitively impaired elders are usually too agitated to participate in creative arts.
Creative arts offer great value to individuals with dementia; the arts offer opportunities for individuals to express themselves and their vision of the world. Language skills are not re-quired for individuals with dementia to participate in some of the arts. Individuals with de-mentia can benefit from creative activities. Not all individuals with dementia are agitated.
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