The daughter of a client with stage II Alzheimer's disease asks if the medication her mother is taking for AD will improve the client's dementia. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "The medication will help your parent live independently once more."
B. "The medication is used to halt the advancement of AD but will not cure it."
C. "You will see slow but steady improvement in memory but not in problem solv-ing."
D. "Medications do not improve dementia but help control emotional responses."
D
Drug therapy is not effective in treating dementia, but certain drugs may help suppress emotional disturbances and psychiatric manifestations.
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