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londonang

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You are called for an elderly man who is not acting right. The man's son says that they were just leaving for a short vacation but grandpa is sick and needs to go to the hospital. During your assessment, you notice numerous bed sores on the patient's backside and bruises on his arms and legs. Other than his physical condition, he appears to be okay. You should:
 
  A) tell the son the you know he is trying to dump his father so he can leave on vacation.
  B) ask the son about the bruises on grandpa and how they got there.
  C) package the patient for transport to the hospital and notify the staff of your suspicions.
  D) treat the patient's bedsores and turn him so they won't get any worse.

Question 2

A young man convinces his grandmother to take out a home equity line of credit to loan him 50,000 even though she lives on social security. He invested the money in a business that soon went bankrupt. Now, the bank is foreclosing on grandma and she has nowhere to go. This is an example of:
 
  A) elder abuse.
  B) financial abuse.
  C) domestic abuse.
  D) psychological abuse.


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djpooyouma

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


londonang

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Wow, this really help

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