The Adult Child of a Patient Diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease

The adult child of a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer disease has shared that he feels "so sad" that he is not able to carry on a social conversation with the patient anymore because of her loss of memory.The nurse suggests:

A) keeping conversations short while focusing on things that happened in the past.
B) concentrating on doing things his mother enjoys rather than focusing on talking.
C) participating in support groups that offer suggestions for communication.
D) allowing his mother to pick the topic and then simply being with her "in her world."