The daughter of an elderly patient with dementia tearfully tells the nurse that she doesn't know what's wrong with her mother,who has begun accusing the family of stealing her money.The nurse assesses the patient's stage of Alzheimer's disease as stage:

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In stage 2,memory and cognitive deficits are worsening.The patient is less able to make sense of a confusing world and makes faulty interpretations resulting in paranoid delusional thinking.The patient in stage 1 does not usually have delusions.The patient in stage 3 often is unable to communicate meaningfully.There is no stage 4 of Alzheimer's disease.

The Daughter of an Elderly Patient with Dementia Tearfully Tells