Question

matching match the area of concern for people with dementia with its correct care strategy. 42. __ follow facility policy for locking doors and windows. a. loss of short - term memory 43. provide plastic eating and drinking utensils. b. forgetting a person, place, or time 44. tell the client that you will provide protection from harm. c. risk for injury 45. give consistent responses. d. wandering 46. provide for the clients food and fluid needs. e. sundowning 47. play music and show movies from the clients past. f. hallucinations and delusions 48. __ make sure the client has eaten, because hunger can increase restlessness. g. reduced ability to meet ones own basic needs

Explanation:

1. Locking doors and windows helps prevent wandering.
2. Plastic utensils reduce the risk of injury.
3. Offering protection from harm is related to the risk of injury.
4. Consistent responses are useful for dealing with confusion like forgetting a person, place, or time.
5. Providing food and fluid needs addresses the reduced ability to meet basic needs.
6. Playing music and showing movies from the past can help with loss of short - term memory.
7. Ensuring the client has eaten to reduce restlessness is about meeting basic needs.

Answer:

1. D. Wandering
2. C. Risk for injury
3. C. Risk for injury
4. B. Forgetting a person, place, or time
5. G. Reduced ability to meet one's own basic needs
6. A. Loss of short - term memory
7. G. Reduced ability to meet one's own basic needs