The nurse is caring for a patient who has been the victim of elder abuse by her son. According to the situational violence theory of elder mistreatment, which situation would have occurred?
1. The son is unemployed.
2. The care of the patient has overwhelmed the son.
3. The patient sent the son to live at boarding school.
4. The son witnessed several young boys being beat up in the neighborhood.
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Rationale: Employment status of the son is not a part of the situational violence theory of elder mistreatment. Employment may play a role in the characteristics of the abuser.
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