Nurse Moose
    Ati nurs 528 med surg proctored exam (geatrics)

    A nurse working in an emergency department is caring for an 89 year old woman who was brought to the hospital by her daughter for a fracture of the right arm. The woman is wheelchair dependent and lives with her widowed daughter who is the primary caregiver. The daughter states that her mother got up out of the wheelchair unassisted to go to the bathroom and fell. The patient cannot recall the circumstances of the fall. The patient is weeping and cradling her right arm. The patient's history reveals two previous wrist fractures over the course of the past year. The nurse notes several large ecchymotic areas on the right hand and left arm and on the left side of the body and the back. The ecchymoses are in various stages of healing. Upon assessment, the patient is nonweight-bearing. The nurse suspects physical abuse based on which of the following findings? (Select all that apply.)