Match the option with the best example of elder abuse.
a. Physical abuse
b. Neglect
c. Emotional abuse
1. Restraining an older adult in a recliner to prevent wandering
2. Nonprovision of medical care because of lack of finances
3. Health care workers in a facility eating a resident's candy
Question 2Gerontology encompasses application to __________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. appropriate housing
b. health care
c. public education
d. business ventures
e. political stands
Question 3The nurse is aware that a person's attitude about aging is influenced mainly by their _________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. life experiences
b. income level
c. level of education
d. current age
e. occupation
Question 4The nurse cautions that the most frequent response to elder abuse by the abused older adult is:
a. anger.
b. physical retaliation.
c. notification of authorities.
d. nothing at all.
Question 5The nurse gives an example of the caregiver who is guilty of elder abuse as the:
a. daughter that uses her mother's Social Security money to purchase her mother's medication.
b. son who puts an alarm on the front door to prevent his mother from wandering out of the house.
c. wife who allows her mentally competent husband to refuse to take a bath for a week.
d. frail spouse who is unable to bathe or change the clothes of her physically dependent husband.
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