The registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about providing care to an older adult with dementia. which statement made by the nursing student indicates a need for further education? 1 "i should serve food that is easy to eat."2 "i should assist the client with eating."3 "i should monitor weight and food intake once in a month."4 "i should offer food supplements that are tasty and easy to swallow."

3."I should monitor weight and food intake once in a month."

Explanation:

Dementia is a disease that affects the mental health of a patient. The symptoms are associated with the negative effect on the memory, social abilities, and thinking skills of a person. The memory of a patient is lost. The patient finds it difficult to communicate with others due to a problem in finding the words. Other issues are difficulty in reasoning, problem-solving skills, control and coordination of the patient is severely affected and the patient will remain confused and disoriented.

3. option emphasis that patient needs to learn more about dementia. As the disease does not affect the weight of the patient and food intake directly. The patient can take appropriate diet which may not cause any drastic fluctuation in weight or food intake.

the answer is life structure