A patient is accompanied by the spouse to a healthcare provider appointment. Which statements by the spouse indicate to the nurse that the patient is in stage 3 of Alzheimer disease? (Select all that apply.)
1. "She sometimes forgets to take her medicine."
2. "All she does is lie in bed and cry."
3. "She's always been good at math, but she has trouble sometimes with things like counting the correct change."
4. "She'll ask me the same question several times in a row."
5. "Yesterday she forgot the word for coffee."
1. "She sometimes forgets to take her medicine."
2. "All she does is lie in bed and cry."
3. "She's always been good at math, but she has trouble sometimes with things like counting the correct change."
4. "She'll ask me the same question several times in a row."
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