During a Home Visit,the Nurse Is Concerned That an Older

question 1

Multiple Choice

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.

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