The nurse is admitting a client to a long-term care facility. ...

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The nurse is admitting a client to a long-term care facility. What information will the nurse provide the clients when they express
 
  a concern about needing to spend all their monthly income on the cost of their care?
 
  a. Your sister can provide you with some spending money; I'll ask the next time she visits.
  b. The facility will provide you with what you need; just let me know if you need something.
  c. You will receive some money each month that you can use to buy whatever you want.
  d. Most people here have very few outside needs; I'm sure you will feel the same way.

Question 2

Which option is an example of which type of elder exploitation?
 
  a. A home bound client is left alone for days at a time by the caregiver.
  b. An older client is smacked if they don't eat all of their food.
  c. A client diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease is bathed only twice a month.
  d. A home bound client can only get groceries by agreeing to pay for her neigh-bor's groceries, too.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
If institutional long-term care is needed, a single adult is required to contribute all but 35 dollars of his or her monthly income to partially cover the actual costs of care. It is not nec-essarily correct to assume the family will provide financial support to the client. The remain-ing options do not adequately address the client's concerns and appear to discount their con-cerns.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
In elder mistreatment by exploitation, the abuser takes advantage of the older person for monetary 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 action 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.