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You and your partner respond to the lodge to aid an elderly woman who is not feeling well. When you perform a secondary assessment:
 
  a. you and your partner should take turns asking the patient questions.
  b. you and your partner should ignore the patient and ask the family for information.
  c. you should stand to the patient's side and raise your voice so the patient can hear you.
  d. only one of you should ask the patient questions to avoid confusion.

Question 2

You have been called by the caregiver of a 91-year-old woman with dementia. The patient is complaining of a possible fracture to her upper left arm. As you talk to the caregiver and note various bruises on the patient's body, you become suspicious of elder abuse. Which of the following actions is most appropriate at this time?
 
  a. Contact the police to report your suspicion.
  b. Confront the caregiver regarding the bruises on the patient's body.
  c. Ask the patient if she is being abused.
  d. Treat the patient for a possible broken arm.



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stano32

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d




theo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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