A nurse who works in a long-term care facility has noticed that one of the residents has been forgetting names of staff members and has not been doing some of the cares that this resident was able to do just in the week prior
The nurse should: A)
Instruct the staff to be extra attentive, as this person needs more assistance.
B)
Investigate for possible physiologic problems.
C)
Inform the resident's family that the resident probably has some form of dementia.
D)
Remember that memory loss is a normal, age-related change.
B
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A. 
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C. 
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