The family of a patient diagnosed with AD is concerned about the patient's occasional urinary incontinence. The nurse should give which suggestion?
a. Use adult diapers.
b. Put a sign on the bathroom door.
c. Limit fluid intake to 1,000 ml daily.
d. Take the patient to the bathroom every 2 hours.
D
Seeing to it that the patient goes to the bathroom every 2 hours will minimize episodes of incontinence. Severe dementia might require adult diapers. Limiting fluids is never advised. Placing a sign on the bathroom door is effective only when the patient recognizes the need to void but is unable to find the bathroom.
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