The clinic nurse saw four clients this morning. Which client would the nurse assess as being a
geriatric problem drinker?
a. X, who had intermittent problems with alcohol misuse early in life, then abused
alcohol constantly from age 45 years onward
b. Y, who had no history of alcohol-related problems until age 65 years, when she
retired and began to drink large amounts of alcohol daily "to keep her mind off
her arthritis"
c. S, who drank socially all his adult life and continues this pattern, maintaining he
has earned the right to do as he pleases
d. T, who abused alcohol between the ages of 25 and 40 years, and now at age 70
years abstains and occasionally attends AA
B
A geriatric problem drinker is defined as someone who has no history of alcohol-related problems
but develops an alcohol abuse pattern in response to the stresses of aging. Aging alcoholics, on the
other hand, have had alcohol problems earlier in life that continue into old age.
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