The client need that assumes priority when implementing care for a client with late-stage dementia is
a. meaningful verbal communication.
b. promotion of self-care activities.
c. maintenance of nutrition and hydration.
d. prevention of the client from wandering.
C
In late-stage dementia, the client often seems to have forgotten how to eat, chew, and swallow.
Nutrition and hydration needs must be met if the client is to live.
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