The nurse is caring for a patient who has dementia and has been getting up out of bed at night. What action by the nurse is most therapeutic?
a. The nurse raises all of the side rails.
b. The nurse reassigns the patient to a room closer to the nurse's station.
c. The nurse obtains orders from the physi-cian to apply restraints at night.
d. The nurse places the mattress on the floor.
Question 2
A recently licensed nurse is orienting to the Alzheimer disease (AD) care unit. The nurse is caring for a patient who is transitioning from oral rivastigmine (Exelon) to the medication patch.
Which action indicates an accurate understanding of the medication?
a. The nurse instructs the patient to apply the patch 12 hours after the last oral medica-tion dosage.
b. The nurse instructs the patient to replace the patch every 36 hours.
c. The nurse explains that the sites of appli-cation will need to be rotated.
d. The nurse instructs the patient to avoid placing the patch on the trunk region of the body.
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
Patient teaching: mouth and pharyngeal assessment
Patient teaching: lung assessment
A visually impaired patient is assisted by a service dog.
Symptoms of dementia associated with Alzheimer disease are progressive.
Variations in patient response to drugs