The nurse recognizes that a nursing aide likely to abuse an older patient is one who has
a. ineffective verbal communication skills.
b. little experience working with the older population.
c. poor stress management skills.
d. been a victim of abuse.
C
It has been shown that the primary abusers of nursing facility residents are nurse aides and order-lies who have never received training in stress management.
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