A Nurse Who Works in a Long-Term Care Facility Has

A nurse who works in a long-term care facility has noticed that Mrs.Valentine,77,has been forgetting names and has not been performing personal care as usual.What action should the nurse take?

A) No action is required,as memory loss is a normal,age-related change.
B) The nurse should investigate for possible physiologic problems.
C) The nurse should have Mrs.Valentine sent to hospital for a mental status examination.
D) The nurse should inform the resident's family that the resident probably has some form of dementia.