The nurse is assessing an 80-year-old patient in a community health outpatient clinic. The patient is reliable. She states that she is tired all the time. She states, "I am old now. I just do not like to do anything anymore and I do not care if I see my family. My kids all have their own lives and families." What would the nurse suspect in this patient?
A) Alzheimer's disease
B) Delirium
C) Depression
D) Dementia
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