During a home visit,the nurse notices that an elderly woman has very little food in her cabinets or refrigerator and that most of her prescription bottles are empty.She says that she has enough money,but her nephew has her checkbook and he "takes care of everything." She says,"Oh,my nephew will get around to getting groceries and my medicine when he can.He's very busy." This is an example of:

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Financial neglect is failure to use the assets of the elderly person to provide services needed by the elderly person.Financial abuse is intentional misuse of the elderly person's financial/material resources without the informed consent of the person;there is no evidence of intent in this example.

During a Home Visit,the Nurse Notices That an Elderly Woman