r/nursing • u/kpsi355 RN - ER 🍕 • Mar 29 '22

Nursing Hacks What’s a little white lie you tell the completely confused patient?

I’m always telling the cirrhosis dude his truck is in the shop. Then I tell him his buddy dared him to “shoot” his lactulose and give him a sprite chaser.

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u/Frequent_Cockroach_7 Mar 29 '22

This is wonderful. Wish I’d thought of that for my MIL when she had dementia but also was still alert enough to worry about “not being useful.”

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u/kimlo274 LPN 🍕 Mar 31 '22

That's a really hard stage of dementia. Reassurance and kindness is paramount.