A home care nurse was assigned to a new patient who lived with her daughter. The client was 82 years old, incontinent, and sometimes confused. The nurse found her lying in wet linens
The elderly woman asked the nurse to change the sheets and not worry about it. Why would the elderly woman sound so cavalier (unconcerned)?
A. She may be ashamed that she has "accidents."
B. She knows she mistreated her daughter early in life, so this is just justice.
C. She may have nowhere else to go and prefers wet linens to a nursing home.
D. She thinks all children treat their parents like this.
ANS: C
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