The nurse gives an example of the caregiver who is guilty of elder abuse as the:
a. daughter that uses her mother's Social Security money to purchase her mother's medication.
b. son who puts an alarm on the front door to prevent his mother from wandering out of the house.
c. wife who allows her mentally competent husband to refuse to take a bath for a week.
d. frail spouse who is unable to bathe or change the clothes of her physically dependent husband.
ANS: D
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