The nurse is giving report to the next shift and describes how it is important to maintain a regular schedule for Mr. Jones, a confused elderly man who wanders. Why is it important for this in-tervention to be maintained?
a. Regular routine helps nurses find the pa-tient early if he wanders.
b. Regular routine decreases his confusion.
c. Regular routine decreases wandering.
d. Regular routine decreases stress.
C
The Department of Veterans Affairs has many suggestions for managing the wandering patient, most of which are environmental adaptations. Some of these include hobbies, social interaction, and regular routines (Veterans Administration, 2010). Modifications of the environment are ef-fective alternatives to restraints. Regular routines may reduce stress and confusion, but this pa-tient's main problem is wandering.
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