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A Nurse Is Discussing Home Care of a Patient with Dementia

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A nurse is discussing home care of a patient with dementia with the patient's family.What should the nurse advise the family do to prevent the patient from wandering?


A) Apply a vest restraint to keep the patient in bed or in a chair.
B) Put locks on any doors that it would be dangerous for the patient to open (e.g., outside doors, medicine cabinet) .
C) Have someone remind the patient at least every 2 hours that he or she must not go outside by him or herself.
D) Set up a reward system for the times the patient stays where the family has requested.

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