Elder abuse includes all the following except a. Threatening ...

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Elder abuse includes all the following except
 
  a. Threatening to lock in the house
  b. Theft of the older adult's money
  c. Assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs)
  d. Not renewing medications

Question 2

Mrs. Violet is a 75-year-old woman living with her niece. Mrs. Violet comes to the adult day care center 3 days a week. The LPN notices that Mrs. Violet eats ravenously at breakfast and lunch. In conversation, Mrs.
 
  Violet says that she only eats at the center, not at home. The nurse must
  a. Report the niece to authorities for elder abuse
  b. Set aside quiet time with Mrs. Violet for a more detailed conversation
  c. Not worry; frequently, older adults have a decreased appetite
  d. Call the niece and confront her about Mrs. Violet's issue

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Answer to Question 1

C
Threatening confinement, theft of assets, and withholding medications by not renewing prescriptions all are forms of elder abuse. Appropriately assisting with ADLs is not a form of abuse.

Answer to Question 2

B
Although it is your responsibility to report any suspected case of elder abuse, gather your data first. Using your nursing assessment skills, bring Mrs. Violet to a quiet location with few distractions not for an interrogation, but for gentle information gathering. Ask open-ended questions about her diet at home, what she likes, and the kinds of foods her niece and other family members prepare for her. After this conversation, if you believe that meals are being deliberately withheld, you must report your findings.