What will be the nursing diagnosis and nursing Inference of the patient?

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What will be the nursing diagnosis and nursing Inference of the patient?
Alzheimer's Disease
Patient Profile G.D. is a 79-year-old man whose wife noticed
that he has become increasingly forgetful
over the past 3 years. Recently he was diagnosed with AD.
Subjective Data
• Wanders out of the house at night
• States that he "sees things that aren't there"
Is able to dress, bathe, and feed himself
Has trouble figuring out how to use his electric razor
His wife is distressed about his cognitive decline
His wife says that she is depressed and cannot watch him at
night and get rest herself
Objective Data
→→
• CT scan: Moderate cerebral atrophy
Transcribed Image Text:Alzheimer's Disease Patient Profile G.D. is a 79-year-old man whose wife noticed that he has become increasingly forgetful over the past 3 years. Recently he was diagnosed with AD. Subjective Data • Wanders out of the house at night • States that he "sees things that aren't there" Is able to dress, bathe, and feed himself Has trouble figuring out how to use his electric razor His wife is distressed about his cognitive decline His wife says that she is depressed and cannot watch him at night and get rest herself Objective Data →→ • CT scan: Moderate cerebral atrophy
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