The home care nurse is preparing to visit an older female patient who lives in her son's home. The medical record indicates that the client has a high socioeconomic status. It also indicates that the son is Hispanic and is slightly cognitively impaired. Which risk factors for elder abuse would be most concerning?
1. Male gender
2. Hispanic race
3. Impaired cognitive status
4. High socioeconomic status
3. Impaired cognitive status
Explanation: 1. Females are at a higher risk for elder abuse than males.
2. Those of the Caucasian race are at a higher risk for elder abuse than other races.
3. Cognitive impairment is a risk factor for elder abuse.
4. Poverty, and not a high socioeconomic status, is a risk factor for elder abuse.
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