During a home visit, the nurse is concerned that an older client is at risk for nutritional health problems. Which data collected during the home visit caused the nurse to come to this conclusion?
Select all that apply.
A) Client's spouse recently died.
B) Client prepared a stew on the weekend and has been eating it for 4 days.
C) Client's adult children arrive to eat dinner together several times a week.
D) Client is prescribed 15 medications.
E) Client's Social Security payments have gone down over the last year.
Answer: A, B, D, E
Reasons for the nurse to be concerned with the older client's nutritional status include loneliness or depression due to the loss of a spouse; preparing a food and then consuming it for several days in a row; polypharmacy, which could influence taste; and access to food because of socioeconomic factors such as finances. The client's adult children visiting and sharing a meal with the client would improve or support the older client's nutritional status.
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