Question

a nurse is reinforcing teaching about home safety with the adult child of a client who has alzheimers disease and has recently started wandering around the house at night. which of the following statements by the clients adult child indicates an understanding of the teaching?

\i will keep my parents room dark at night to help them sleep.\

\i will make sure my parent knows their address in case they wander outside and get lost.\

\i will place loose wrist restraints on my parent at night to remind them not to get out of bed.\

\i will have new locks installed at the tops of our outside doors.\

Explanation:

• Keeping the room dark may increase confusion and disorientation for a client with Alzheimer's, so the first option is incorrect.
• Clients with Alzheimer's often have memory loss and may not be able to remember their address, making the second option incorrect.
• Wrist restraints are a form of physical restraint and should be used as a last resort and only under specific circumstances (not just to "remind" them not to get out of bed), so the third option is incorrect.
• Installing new locks at the tops of outside doors (where a client with Alzheimer's may have more difficulty reaching and opening them) is a safety measure to prevent wandering outside, which is a valid home - safety strategy for a client who wanders.

Answer:

"I will have new locks installed at the tops of our outside doors."