Title: Demonstrate reality-orientation techniques.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Developing Basic Nursing Skills

Demonstration should include

- keeping a calendar and clocks with large numbers in the client room and nursing area
- reminding a client of holidays, birthdays, and special events
- calling a client by name
- having a client wear eyeglasses and hearing aids, as needed
- providing newspapers, magazines, TV, and radio
- maintaining the day-night cycle
- speaking in a calm, quiet, and caring manner
- asking simple questions and allowing client time to respond.

Refer to Unit X in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is sun-downing, and how can it be prevented?
- What measures can be used to manage agitation and restlessness?
- How can the family be involved in reality-orientation techniques?