When assessing a patient with Alzheimer's disease ( AD ) who is being admitted to a long-term care facility, the nurse learns that the patient has had several episodes of wandering away from home. Which nursing action will the nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Place the patient in a room close to the nurses' station.
B) Ask the patient why the wandering episodes have occurred.
C) Have the family bring in familiar items from the patient's home.
D) Reorient the patient to the new living situation several times daily.
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