A client with Alzheimer's disease in the intensive treatment unit repeatedly tries to go into other patients' rooms to nap during the day. The most appropriate nursing intervention for this patient is what?
A) Allowing her to nap in an empty room
B) Explaining to her why this cannot be tolerated
C) Escorting the patient to her room for napping
D) Suggesting that daytime napping be decreased
Ans: C
Allowing the client to nap in an empty room would disrupt unit activity because of frequent bed changes and does not serve any therapeutic purpose. Explaining to the client why this behavior cannot be tolerated would be ineffective, because the client has memory impairment and would not remember not to go into the rooms of others. Escorting the client to her room for napping allows the client her own space and reinforces the reality of her personal room. Unless daytime napping interferes with nighttime sleep, there is no reason to eliminate short napping periods.
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