A Cognitively Impaired Patient Has Been a Widow for 30

question 4

Multiple Choice

A cognitively impaired patient has been a widow for 30 years. This patient frantically tries to leave the facility, saying, "I have to go home to cook dinner before my husband arrives from work." To intervene with validation therapy, the nurse will say:

• A) "You must come away from the door."
• B) "You have been a widow for many years."
• C) "You want to go home to prepare your husband's dinner?"
• D) "Your husband gets angry if you do not have dinner ready on time?"

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Definitions:

Submandibular Triangle

An anatomical region of the neck bounded by the mandible and two muscles, containing the submandibular gland among other structures.

Lateral Thigh

The outer part of the thigh, often related to the muscles and tissues located on the side of the leg between the hip and the knee.

Vastus Medialis

A muscle located on the thigh's inner part, part of the quadriceps group, crucial for extending the knee and stabilizing the patella.

Rectus Femoris

A muscle in the quadriceps that extends the leg at the knee and is involved in hip flexion.