Ninety-Year-Old Mrs

question 44

Multiple Choice

Ninety-year-old Mrs.Gonzalez is no longer able to manage tasks such as bathing or using the toilet by herself.A gerontologist most likely would determine that Mrs.Gonzalez needs help with which of the following?

• A)Only her activities of daily living
• B)Only her instrumental activities of daily living
• C)Both her activities of daily living and her instrumental activities of daily living
• D)Her independence skills

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