The nurse is caring for a patient with Alzheimer disease (AD) who wakes up moaning and frightened in the middle of the night. She begs that her husband's coffin be removed from her room. How should the nurse respond?
a. Turn light on and say, "There is no coffin here. This is the dresser."
b. Leave the light off and shine a flashlight on the dresser and say, "See! No coffin!"
c. Turn the light on, assist patient to the bathroom, and say, "This is your dresser."
d. Leave the light off and say, "You are in your room."
C
Turning the light on helps reorient the patient. Distraction of going to the bathroom and identi-fying the dresser assist with reorientation after a frightening illusion. The other options would lead to greater confusion.
You might also like to view...
You have identified 66 potential references through electronic database searches for your review of literature. Which action in the screening process would be the most appropriate next step in identifying the most useful articles?
A) Comparing databases for duplicate-referenced reports B) Evaluating the heading terms C) Reading each article in detail D) Reviewing the abstracts
A benign breast condition that includes dilation and inflammation of the collecting ducts is called
a. Ductal ectasia b. Intraductal papilloma c. Chronic cystic disease d. Fibroadenoma
Culture plays a strong role in determining whether a patient will be willing to communicate if he or she is in pain or how severe the pain may be. Therefore, a nurse understands that extra time may need to be taken to determine the pain level of
1. An older South African woman 2. A young Irishman 3. A young Saudi woman 4. An older Latina woman
Ethylene glycol alcohol is poisonous and is a primary ingredient of __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).