A confused older adult patient in a skilled care facility is in bed sleeping. The nurse enters the room quietly and touches the bed to see if it is wet
The patient awakens and hits the nurse in the face. Which statement best explains the patient's action?
a. Older adult patients often demonstrate exaggerations of behaviors used earlier in life.
b. Crowding in skilled care facilities increases individual tendencies toward violence.
c. The patient interpreted the health care worker's behavior as potentially harmful.
d. This patient learned violent behavior by watching other patients act out.
ANS: C
Confused patients are not always able to evaluate accurately the actions of others. This patient behaved as though provoked by the intrusive actions of the staff member.
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