Posted: February 26th, 2018

Alzheimers disease : 5 Important Nursing Tasks

As the manager in a long-term-care (LTC) facility, you are in charge of developing a standard plan of care for residents with Alzheimer’s disease.

Which of these nursing tasks is best to delegate to the LPN team leaders working in the facility?

A. Check for improvement in resident memory after medication therapy is initiated.
B. Use the Mini-Mental State Examination to assess residents every 6 months.
C. Assist residents to toilet every 2 hours to decrease risk for urinary intolerance.
D. Develop individualized activity plans after consulting with residents and family.