Author Question: Which option is an example of elder exploitation? a. A homebound client is left alone for days at ... (Read 85 times)

jCorn1234 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

Which option is an example of elder exploitation?

a. A homebound client is left alone for days at a time by the caregiver.
b. An older client is smacked if he doesn't eat all of his food.
c. A client diagnosed with Alzheimer's dis-ease is bathed only twice a month.
d. A homebound client can only get groceries by agreeing to pay for her neighbor's gro-ceries, too.

Question 2

A frail, elderly widow is admitted to the hospital after sustaining a fall. The client lives alone and has no living relatives.

After cognitive testing reveals mild cognitive impairment, the interdisciplinary team on the Acute Care for the Elderly Unit recommends long-term care placement and that a durable power of at-torney for health care (DPOA-HC) be established. When the client seems confused over what a DPOA-HC's responsibilities are, the nurse responds that:
a. A DPOA-HC is a person you name to make health care decisions for you when you can't make them for yourself.
b. A DPOA-HC is a person you trust to make financial decisions for you and to manage your money.
c. A DPOA-HC is a person appointed by the court to make sure you get good care and to manage your affairs.
d. A DPOA-HC is a person who is ap-pointed by the court to make nursing home placement decisions for your care.

dmurph1496 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
In elder mistreatment by exploitation, the abuser takes advantage of the older person for mone-tary or personal benefit. In this case, the client is being coerced to buy her neighbor's groceries. Abandonment is defined as the desertion or willful forsaking of an older person. Abuse is any ac-tion or inaction harming or endangering the welfare of an older adult. The definition of neglect involves failure to provide adequate care or services for an older adult.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
A person designated by the individual to make health care decisions when the individual is not able is the definition of durable power of attorney for health care. A power of attorney is a per-son designated by the individual to make financial decisions when the individual is not able to or at his or her request. The definition of a guardian is a person appointed by the court to have care, custody, and control of a disabled person and to manage personal and/or financial affairs. A guardian is able to make many more decisions than just nursing home placement decisions.