An Elderly Patient with Multi-Infarct Dementia Is Striking Out with Her

An elderly patient with multi-infarct dementia is striking out with her arms and kicking at people who walk past in the hall.After making contact with the patient,which intervention would be most appropriate?

A) Administering PRN sedation to calm the patient.
B) State: "You may not hit others;you are safe here."
C) Distract the patient into playing a board game.
D) State: "I notice you are trying to hit people."

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