Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 19

An 80-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her daughter, who says her mother has refused to eat for 6 days.The mother says she stays in her room all of the time because the family is mean to her when she eats or watches TV with them.She says her daughter brings her only one meal a day and that meal is cold leftovers from the family's meals days before.a.What types of elder mistreatment may be present in this situation? b.How would the nurse assess the situation to determine whether abuse is present? The daughter says her mother is too demanding and she just cannot cope with caring for her 24 hours a day.c.What might be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for the daughter? d.What resources can the nurse suggest to the daughter?