A Client with Moderate Alzheimer Disease Becomes Agitated During Mealtime

A client with moderate Alzheimer disease becomes agitated during mealtime and throws a plate of food on the floor.  Which of the following responses by the nurse are appropriate?  Select all that apply.

A) Administer a dose of prescribed PRN haloperidol before the client's behavior escalates further
B) Distract and redirect the client by asking for help folding napkins for the following day's meals
C) Inform the client that the health care provider will be notified about the inappropriate behavior
D) Promptly obtain another plate of food and insist that unlicensed assistive personnel feed the client
E) Use direct eye contact and say to the client, "I can see that you are upset; this is a safe place"

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