A Patient with Multi-Infarct Dementia Lashes Out and Kicks at People

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient with multi-infarct dementia lashes out and kicks at people who walk past in the hall of a nursing home. Intervention by the nurse should begin by which of the following?

• A) Gently touching the patient's arm
• B) Asking the patient, "What do you need?"
• C) Saying to the patient, "This is a safe place."
• D) Directing the patient to cease the behaviour