An older adult long-term care resident with dementia becomes agitated each evening after supper because he has not walked his dog
The nurse plans to intervene by doing the following: (Pri-oritize these options from the most therapeutic to the least therapeutic. Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D.) A. Remind him that his dog is not in the facility. B. Help him draw a dog on paper and carry it with him. C. Give him a small stuffed dog. D. Reorient the resident to the time and place. E. Ask his daughter to bring the dog to the facility.
D, A, C, B, E
Reorienting the resident is the most simple and possibly the most helpful intervention. Reminding him that no dog is in the facility reorients him to place. Giving him a small dog may distract him, satisfy his need for a dog, and is simpler than attempting to get him to concentrate on drawing while he is agitated. Involving a family member is good, but family cannot always arrange to be on hand on a daily basis at a specific time.
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