A client diagnosed with AD can no longer ambulate, does not recognize family members, and communicates with agitated behaviors and incoherent verbalizations. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as indicative of which stage of the illness?
1. Stage 4: Mild-to-Moderate Cognitive Decline
2. Stage 5. Moderate Cognitive Decline
3. Stage 6. Moderate-to-Severe Cognitive Decline
4. Stage 7. Severe Cognitive Decline
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Rationale: The nurse should recognize that a client exhibiting these symptoms is in the severe cognitive decline, seventh stage, of AD.
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