Exam 18: Frailty,Vulnerability,and Elder Mistreatment

You observe an older man in the community who lives alone and has not bathed or changed his clothing for several days.You make a confidential report to Adult Protective Services,and an investigator visits and completes a report.This is an example of:

Frailty is defined as a trajectory that begins at the point when:

What is a true statement about mandatory reporting of elder mistreatment?

A visitor to a nursing home witnesses an attendant scolding a client with dementia about being incontinent.The visitor reports the incident to the charge nurse.This is an example of:

A 78-year-old wealthy white widow lives in a luxury high-rise condominium with her son.She has mild cognitive impairment and needs moderate assistance with activities of daily living.She is admitted to the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE)unit for pneumonia and is noted to have burns on her upper back.The son states that the patient burned herself when attempting to shower.The nurse presents the patient in interdisciplinary rounds,and a discussion ensues on elder mistreatment.Which statement by a member of the team reflects a need for further education?

A nurse suspects that her next door neighbor,an elderly woman,is a victim of elder abuse by her daughter.The best action of the nurse is to:

An 81-year-old widowed white woman is admitted to the hospital for community-acquired pneumonia.She lives alone and has a history of hypertension,coronary artery disease,glaucoma,and a cataract in her right eye.Her daughter lives 2500 miles away.What factor makes her the most physically vulnerable?

You are caring for an older adult who is a victim of elder abuse.He lives in low-income housing with his daughter,who is a working single mother of four children ages 3 to 13.After careful investigation,it is determined that caregiver stress is the cause of the abuse.The best intervention for the patient and his family would be:

A 90-year-old client tells her home care nurse that she must buy her neighbor's groceries or the neighbor will not take her to the store.This is an example of which type of elder mistreatment?

Which elderly client is at greatest risk for mistreatment in the home setting?