An older female nursing home resident begins to forget where activities occur, so the nurse engages her in reminiscence. Which goal of reminiscence is the most relevant to improve the nurse's communication with this elder?
a. Provides cognitive stimulation
b. Obtain information about fears
c. Offers a pleasurable experience
d. Can improve depressive symptoms
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A Correct. The nurse uses reminiscence to provide cognitive stimulation, which functions to slow or prevent further deterioration in the elder's cognitive func-tioning and restore and maintain the optimal level of communication for her en-joyment, safety, and self-esteem.
B Incorrect. This is a reasonable goal for using reminiscence; however, elder fears are not relevant to this resident.
C Incorrect. Reminiscence is a pleasant experience for elders, usually, but this nurse hopes to use it to stimulate cognitive functioning because the resident is forgetting the location of activities.
D Incorrect. Relieving depressive symptoms is not relevant to this elder.
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