An older adult client is brought into the emergency room after experiencing a fall. The nurse suspects elder abuse. Which assessment findings support the nurse's suspicions?
Select all that apply.
A) Poor hygiene
B) Dehydration
C) Intracranial trauma
D) Fecal impaction
E) Dislocations
Answer: A, B, D, E
The nurse suspecting elder abuse would assess for clinical manifestations associated with elder abuse. Some of those clinical manifestations are: constant hunger or malnutrition, poor hygiene, social isolation, contractures, dehydration, fecal impaction, fractures, sprains, or dislocations. Intracranial trauma is not a typical clinical manifestation of elder abuse; however, it is a clinical manifestation of child abuse.
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