An elderly patient with multi-infarct dementia is striking out with her arms and kicking at people who walk past in the hall. The nurse determines that the patient believes she is at home and that the other patients have broken into her home. The clinical nurse specialist suggests that staff use validation. Which of the following responses reflect this intervention?
a. "I'm a nurse who has come to check on you. Tell me about your home."
b. "You are in a nursing home. The others here are patients, just like you are."
c. "I wish you could be home, but you have been sick and are in a nursing home."
d. "You are not at home. This is a nursing home. It is September 10th, 2010."
Answer: A