The Nurse Is Caring for a Group of Older Adults

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a group of older adults. Which patients would the nurse recognize as being at greater risk for elder abuse? Select all that apply.

• A) The patient with dementia who is cared for by family members.
• B) The patient with dementia who is cared for by a paid caregiver.
• C) The patient with depression who is cared for by family members.
• D) The patient who is experiencing chronic anxiety and is cared for family members.
• E) The patient who is grieving the loss of a spouse and is cared for by a paid caregiver.

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Definitions:

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A severe form of dissociation, a mental process which produces a lack of connection in a person’s thoughts, memory, and sense of identity.

Distinct Personalities

The concept that an individual may exhibit different sets of traits, behaviors, and identities in various contexts, sometimes seen in dissociative identity disorder.

Dissociative Fugue

A rare psychiatric disorder characterized by reversible amnesia for personal identity, including the memories, personality, and other identifying characteristics of individuality.

Dissociative Amnesia

A dissociative disorder in which there is a complete or partial loss of the ability to recall personal information or identify past experiences.