A CNA exam story · Dementia care

A resident with dementia insists they need to go to work. What is the best response?

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B. Validate the feeling and redirect to a safe activity

CNA curriculum includes responding appropriately to cognitively impaired residents and reducing effects of cognitive impairment.

Remember: Do not argue with the disease; respond to the feeling.