When Unsure About How to Address Older Clients with Advanced

question 13

Multiple Choice

When unsure about how to address older clients with advanced stage Alzheimer's disease, the nurse recognizes that it is best to address them by:

• A)a pet name, such as "grandma" or "grandpa" because the clients are not likely to respond to their given names.
• B)their first name in order to foster a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
• C)their full name to show respect for the clients as individuals.
• D)a childhood nickname because long-term memory will likely still be intact.

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