A home care nurse cared for an elderly client who lived with her daughter and was 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 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 live and prefers being at home with wet linens to a nursing home.
d. She thinks all children treat their parents like this.
ANS: C
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