While a nurse is dressing a patient who has dementia as a result of Huntington disease, the patient states, "I don't want to wear clothes today" and begins to resist help putting on her clothes. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?
a. Tell the patient that she must wear clothes or she cannot see her family later.
b. Get another nurse to help her force the patient to get dressed.
c. Talk to the patient about her family com-ing this afternoon and continue to assist the patient gently with dressing.
d. Let the patient go without clothes but make her stay in her room.
C
When patients with dementia resist activities such as bathing or dressing, avoiding confrontations and diverting their attention elsewhere are best.
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