The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Alzheimer Disease

The nurse is caring for a patient with Alzheimer disease (AD) who wakes up moaning and frightened in the middle of the night.She begs that her husband's coffin be removed from her room.How should the nurse respond?

A) Turn light on and say, "There is no coffin here. This is the dresser."
B) Leave the light off and shine a flashlight on the dresser and say, "See! No coffin!"
C) Turn the light on, assist patient to the bathroom, and say, "This is your dresser."
D) Leave the light off and say, "You are in your room."