Try: Try to have cr rest or have quiet periods for up to two times a day at the same time if cr naps avoid letting him her get in his her bed under the covers let him her rest in an easy chair or on top of the bed physical exercise is appropriate during the day but prepare short activities with calm periods caffeine should be avoided if cr wakes confused at night increase rest during the day

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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References: management of agitation behavior by rich o’boyle 2000 available at www ec-online net

Keywords: Confused agitated naps rest

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