The nurse suggests to the caregiver of a cognitively impaired patient that to assist in maintenance of personal hygiene, the caregiver might try to:
a. give the patient a sponge bath every 3 days.
b. establish a consistent daily schedule of meals, hygiene, and rest.
c. verbally remind the patient to bathe.
d. set out personal hygiene materials for easy access.
ANS: B
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a. a personal support system. b. the right cerebral hemisphere. c. corpus callosum crossover fibers. d. the left cerebral hemisphere
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A) Judgments B) Nursing diagnoses C) Cues D) Inferences
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