While assisting with the admission of an elderly woman who lives at home with her son and his family, a nurse would be most concerned to find that
1. The patient appears to be overmedicated.
2. The patient's pupils are equal, round, and react to light.
3. The patient's bowel sounds are hypoactive.
4. The patient's lower extremities are shiny and lack hair growth.
ANS: 1
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