An older adult client is brought into the emergency room after experiencing a fall.The nurse suspects elder abuse.Which assessment findings support the nurse's suspicions? Select all that apply.

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A) The nurse suspecting elder abuse would assess for clinical manifestations associated with elder abuse. Some of those clinical manifestations are: constant hunger or malnutrition, poor hygiene, social isolation, contractures, dehydration, fecal impaction, fractures, sprains, or dislocations. Intracranial trauma is not a typical clinical manifestation of elder abuse; however, it is a clinical manifestation of child abuse.
B) The nurse suspecting elder abuse would assess for clinical manifestations associated with elder abuse. Some of those clinical manifestations are: constant hunger or malnutrition, poor hygiene, social isolation, contractures, dehydration, fecal impaction, fractures, sprains, or dislocations. Intracranial trauma is not a typical clinical manifestation of elder abuse; however, it is a clinical manifestation of child abuse.
C) The nurse suspecting elder abuse would assess for clinical manifestations associated with elder abuse. Some of those clinical manifestations are: constant hunger or malnutrition, poor hygiene, social isolation, contractures, dehydration, fecal impaction, fractures, sprains, or dislocations. Intracranial trauma is not a typical clinical manifestation of elder abuse; however, it is a clinical manifestation of child abuse.
D) The nurse suspecting elder abuse would assess for clinical manifestations associated with elder abuse. Some of those clinical manifestations are: constant hunger or malnutrition, poor hygiene, social isolation, contractures, dehydration, fecal impaction, fractures, sprains, or dislocations. Intracranial trauma is not a typical clinical manifestation of elder abuse; however, it is a clinical manifestation of child abuse.
E) The nurse suspecting elder abuse would assess for clinical manifestations associated with elder abuse. Some of those clinical manifestations are: constant hunger or malnutrition, poor hygiene, social isolation, contractures, dehydration, fecal impaction, fractures, sprains, or dislocations. Intracranial trauma is not a typical clinical manifestation of elder abuse; however, it is a clinical manifestation of child abuse.

An Older Adult Client Is Brought into the Emergency Room