Because the 85-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease wanders aimlessly around the dining room rather than remaining at the table to eat, the nurse's most effective intervention to support nutrition in this resident would be to:
a. give her a 4-ounce cup of high-energy milkshake to drink as she wanders about.
b. bring her back to her chair and ask her to eat.
c. ignore the behavior, knowing that the resident will eat when she gets hungry.
d. ask the CNA to take her to her room and feed her there.
ANS: D
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