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The home care nurse is preparing to visit an older female patient who lives in her son's home. Prior to the visit, which risk factors for elder abuse will the nurse review?
 
  1. Male gender
  2. Hispanic race
  3. Impaired cognitive status
  4. High socioeconomic status

Question 2

A home care nurse is completing a follow-up visit of an 82-year-old client who is taking MS Contin for pain related to prostate cancer. During the visit, the client describes decrease in appetite and difficulty having a bowel movement.
 
  The client states the symptoms have developed gradually during the past 3 days. What interventions would the nurse take?
  A) send the client to the emergency department for evaluation
  B) ask the wife to prepare the client's favorite foods
  C) ask the client for the medication list and review how the client is taking pain medications
  D) tell the client that this is normal and should not be a concern unless it lasted longer than a week



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Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale: Females are at a higher risk for elder abuse than males.

Answer to Question 2

C



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