An 82-year-old widow with Alzheimer's disease lives with her daughter's family, which owns a
catering business. During the week, the client attends a day care center for clients with Alzheimer's
disease.
During the evenings, members of the family care for the client. One day the nurse at the day
care center notices the client's appearance is disheveled. She has a strong odor of urine and her hair
is uncombed. When the nurse took the client to the bathroom, she noticed bruises on her limbs and
back. From the nurse's observations, what type of abuse might be occurring?
a. Psychological abuse
b. Physical abuse
c. Financial abuse
d. Sexual abuse
B
The assessment of physical abuse would be supported by the nurse's observation of bruises. Physical
abuse includes evidence of improper care as well as physical endangerment behaviors such as
reckless behavior toward a vulnerable person that could lead to serious injury. No data substantiate
the other options.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).