NCLEX RN Practice Question

The correct intervention incorporates both behavioral management strategies and the client's specific needs. For clients with dementia, creating a calm, structured environment minimizes overstimulation and confusion, reducing agitation. By reducing environmental triggers such as loud noises or bright lights, the nurse helps the client feel more secure and less overwhelmed. Other responses, like physically restraining the client or ignoring the behavior, can worsen agitation or violate ethical principles. Using sedative medications as the first intervention disregards the principle of using non-pharmacological methods before resorting to medications.