A patient tells the nurse that she does not bother to bathe anymore and has no appetite so only eats a few times a week. The nurse realizes this patient is demonstrating signs of:
1. Self-neglect.
2. Abandonment.
3. Emotional abuse.
4. Physical abuse.
Self-neglect.
Rationale: Self-neglect is the refusal or failure of an elderly person to provide him- or herself with adequate food, water, shelter, and health care to the point that personal health or safety is threatened. This patient is demonstrating signs of self-neglect. Abandonment is defined as desertion of an elderly person by an individual deemed responsible for the elder's care. Emotional abuse involves inflicting pain or distress through verbal or nonverbal means and includes insults, threats, or forced social isolation. Physical abuse is the use of physical force that may result in injury, pain, or impairment.
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