Question

11. After suffering a fall an 81 year old woman with Alzheimer disease (AD) is being treated om the hospital which of the following measure should be implemented om an effort to support the client cognitive status ?

- Ensure the patient has a different care provider each day

- Maintain predictable routines whenever possible

- Establish clear consequences for aggressive behavior

- Provide an engaging high stimulation environment

Answer 1

Answer -: Maintain predictable routines whenever possible.

Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia - a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that disrupts a person's ability to function independently. So maintaining a predictable routines can be useful in organising thoughts.

Ensuring the patient has a different care provider each day won't be useful as there is no scientific reason behind this.

Establishing clear consequences for aggressive behaviour will only worsen the condition of the client. Here the patient needs love and affection.