Mrs. Jones, 86 years old, has mild dementia and lives in an apartment with her husband. Her treatment plan includes daily
donepezil hydrochloride (Aricept), daily low dose of loxapine (Loxapac), and 15 mg of oxazepam (Serax) p.r.n. The community gerontological team organizes in-home services, and intervention is coordinated by the psychiatric and mental health nurse case manager. Mrs. Jones states that she cannot concentrate and will not let the psychiatric and mental health nurse leave her side. What should
the nurse do?
A. Help her identify feelings and supervise structured activity daily
B. Ask her to identify the source of her anxiety and encourage self-care
C. Encourage focus on prevention of anxiety through social interaction
D. Assure her that her fear will go away with time