A client with Parkinson disease (PD)states to the nurse,"It is 1950 and I am late for work." What action should the nurse take at this time?

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A) Clients with PD may demonstrate confusion and disorientation. This is what the client is demonstrating. The nurse should orient the client, provide a calendar, and place a clock in the room to assist with ongoing orientation. The nurse should not medicate the client for confusion or apply restraints. The nurse should not feed into the confusion by asking what life is like in 1950.
B) Clients with PD may demonstrate confusion and disorientation. This is what the client is demonstrating. The nurse should orient the client, provide a calendar, and place a clock in the room to assist with ongoing orientation. The nurse should not medicate the client for confusion or apply restraints. The nurse should not feed into the confusion by asking what life is like in 1950.
C) Clients with PD may demonstrate confusion and disorientation. This is what the client is demonstrating. The nurse should orient the client, provide a calendar, and place a clock in the room to assist with ongoing orientation. The nurse should not medicate the client for confusion or apply restraints. The nurse should not feed into the confusion by asking what life is like in 1950.
D) Clients with PD may demonstrate confusion and disorientation. This is what the client is demonstrating. The nurse should orient the client, provide a calendar, and place a clock in the room to assist with ongoing orientation. The nurse should not medicate the client for confusion or apply restraints. The nurse should not feed into the confusion by asking what life is like in 1950.

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