A client is assessed as being in the mild stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The nurse recognizes the complaint made by the client's family that is most closely related to the diagnosis is that the client
a. "has difficulty using simple things, such as her toothbrush or comb."
b. "seems to have lost control over her bowels."
c. "seems indifferent about things she used to care about."
d. "uses words in the wrong context."
C
A common clinical manifestation of mild AD would include indifference or apathy. Other changes in mild AD are memory disturbances, impaired judgment and problem- solving skills, confusion, taking longer to do routine tasks, inability to adapt to new situations, and becoming irritable or suspicious. The inability to use familiar objects appears in the moderate stage. Incon-tinence is occasional in the moderate stage and frequent in the severe stage. Using words in the wrong context is moderate AD.
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