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B · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

An older man is being abused by his daughter, a single working mother of four children, with whom he lives. The nurse investigates and learns that the abuse is due to situational stress.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to address the short-term crisis? a. Immediately remove him from his daugh-ter's home.
b. Encourage the daughter to work with so-cial services.
c. Arrange respite care or day care for the patient.
d. Place the patient in a long-term care facil-ity.

Question 2

Following the loss and burial of a beloved pet, an older male adult loses weight because he eats very little. Three months later, he starts to paint pictures of the pet and his appetite improves slowly.

Describe this individual's mourning for his pet. a. Weight loss from inadequate intake
b. Pet's burial and painting pictures of the pet
c. Loss of his appetite resulting in weight loss
d. Increased food intake after painting begins

LegendaryAnswers · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
By relieving the daughter of some responsibilities, respite care is likely to be beneficial for the older adult and his daughter; it can help reduce tension.
Unlike children, abused older adults cannot be removed from their situations without their permission. Helping the daughter manage the situational stress would be more effective. Encouraging the daughter to work with social services can help teach her more effective and harmless ways of solving problems, but it does not address the short-term crisis. Placing the pa-tient in a long-term care facility may eventually be necessary, but improving the living situation within the patient's family would be better.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect. This individual's grief is displayed by a decreased appetite that results in weight loss; the older adult's response is not weight loss, it is anorexia.
B Correct. This older adult mourns (incorporates into his life) the loss of his pet by burying the pet and by memorializing the pet in pictures created by him.
C Incorrect. This individual's grief is displayed by a decreased appetite that results in weight loss.
D Incorrect. The transition from the loss through the burial to painting the pictures is how this man mourns his pet; the improved appetite is a result of effective coping and mourning.