A patient tells the nurse that she does not bother to bathe anymore and has no appetite, so she eats only a few times a week. The nurse would evaluate this statement as possibly indicating which type of mistreatment?

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The patient's lack of hygiene and appetite suggests self-neglect, which is a type of mistreatment in which the individual fails to provide themselves with basic necessities for health and safety. Abandonment, physical abuse, and emotional abuse do not directly relate to the patient's self-care habits.

A Patient Tells the Nurse That She Does Not Bother