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The Nurse Is Trying to Explain the Different Forms of Elder

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The nurse is trying to explain the different forms of elder abuse to a nursing student. Which statement, if made by the nursing student, would indicate the need for further teaching?


A) "Substance abuse and stressful events in the life of the abuser can contribute to the risk of abuse."
B) "The prototypical victim of elder abuse is a white woman over 80 years old who lives in her own home or the home of a family member."
C) "The abuser is most often a child of the patient; the next most likely abuser is a spouse, and the third most likely primary caregivers."
D) "Elder abuse includes any deliberate action, or lack of action, that causes harm to an elderly person."

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