The nurse is caring for a patient with moderate Alzheimer disease. What nursing intervention best promotes communication?

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2. Patients with Alzheimer disease often communicate through behavior. Individuals with Alzheimer disease tend to have short attention spans, and limiting the number of food choices decreases the patient's frustration, improving communication. Keeping a consistent daily routine and giving the patient step-by-step instruction are appropriate interventions for a patient with Alzheimer disease; however, these do not promote communication. The nurse should not argue or correct a patient when the patient is experiencing a hallucination.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Moderate Alzheimer