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A patient with Alzheimer's Disease asks "Where do I go for lunch?" at 3

in the afternoon; lunch was served hours ago. You reply, "You already
had lunch, Mr. Davis. Dinner is in two hours. Are you hungry?" He asks
again, "Where do I go for lunch?" What is an appropriate response?
A yell at him for not listening and threaten to hold his dinner if he doesn't go sit down
B calmly state again that dinner is in two hours and show him a snack to see if he is hungry
take him to the activity room and insist that he join the activity so you can resume your work
escort him to the dining room to wait for dinner
C
D

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Answer: The correct answer would be choice B, "Calmly state again that dinner is in two hours and show him a snack to see if he is hungry."

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