The elderly spouse of a female Alzheimer's client states that his wife seems to wander aimlessly from room to room looking for things in incorrect places, such as kitchen utensils in the bedroom and laundry detergent in the kitchen
He asks the nurse for suggestions of what he can do to help her. What is the nurse's best response? a. "Keep rooms well lit."
b. "Keep the home environment simple and user-friendly for her."
c. "Have clocks and calendars with large letters in several rooms of the house."
d. "Place large signs on doors or entryways that identify the room."
D
All of these options will assist her in keeping her orientation to the environment, but because she is wandering to the wrong rooms to look for items, signs on the doors and entryways would be most helpful to her as she finds the appropriate room.
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