When the nurse assembles assessment data for an elderly client seeking mental health care,
which
risk factors should be identified as predisposing the client to development of geriatric problem
drinking? (More than one option may be correct.)
A. History of alcohol abuse starting in young adulthood
B. Retirement
C. Loss of spouse
D. Mild recent memory impairment
B, C
Rationale: The geriatric problem drinker begins drinking in later life, often in response to stressors
such as retirement, loss of spouse, and loneliness. Once the demands of job, career, and care of a
family and household are gone, the structure of daily life is disrupted and little impetus remains to
stay sober. Option D: Mild cognitive impairment is not a predisposing factor in the development of
geriatric problem drinking.
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