A patient who has severe Alzheimer's disease (AD) is being admitted to the hospital for surgery. Which intervention will the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Encourage the patient to discuss events from the past.
b. Maintain a consistent daily routine for the patient's care.
c. Reorient the patient to the date and time every 2 to 3 hours.
d. Provide the patient with current newspapers and magazines.
ANS: B
Providing a consistent routine will decrease anxiety and confusion for the patient. Reorientation to time and place will not be helpful to the patient with severe AD, and the patient will not be able to read. The patient with severe AD will probably not be able to remember events from the past.
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