A patient with Alzheimer's Disease stated she saw her grandmother
through a window. After the nurse told her that this person was not
her grandmother, the patients became upset and attempted to leave
the unit. How should the nurse respond?
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, If you leaven you will miss seeing
You are an older person and your
your grandmother who is in your
grandmother couldn't still be living!
room
Let's go in your room and you
You are not permitted ti get on the
can tell me about your
elevator
grandmother.
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A patient has been treated for obstructive sleep apnea. Which
patient statement should indicate to the nurse that interventions
have been effective?
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I have increased energy and Im not gasping for breath when I
am not tired during the day wake up
I tend to fall asleep during the day My husband says that I still snore
when I sit down to relax occasionally
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Which of the following is best example of appropriate communicate
techniques for dealing effectively with people with dementia?
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When the person forgets Ask open-ended question so the
something, remind him or her not to person feels he or she can make
forget next time chooses
Maintain good eye contact For people in the later stages of
and use a relaxed and smiling Alzheimer's disease, talk as you
approach would to a child
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Which statement by a patient's daughter should alert the nurse to
the possibility of elder abuse?
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My mother forgets to use her walker
My mother does't like to take a
so I am always reminding her to use
shower, so i give her bed baths
it.
My mother doesn't like to take her My mother is very stubborn
medication, so I put it in some about eating, so I make her
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