CRNE Exam Prep

Mrs. Wilkins is an 85-year-old female diagnosed with an advanced case of Alzheimer’s disease. The client’s memory has severely declined through the years. As the nurse assists the client in performing morning care, the client tells the nurse that she worked as a neuroscientist in the 1950s. The client’s husband immediately corrects the client by informing the nurse that his wife worked as science teacher. After the morning care, the nurse talks to the husband in private and encourages him to do which of the following?