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G ELDER
ABUSE
BY
VIDA KWOFIE
COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION:-
STATISTICS/PREVALENCE
According
Physicians
STATISTICS/PREVALENCE
CONTS
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By
STATISTICS/PREVALENCE
CONTS
Approximately
10 % of the elderly
population was abused in 2010.
With
INDICATIONS OF ABUSE
Bruises,
Unexplained
INDICATIONS OF ABUSE
CONTs
Sudden
Bedsores,
Other
RELATIONSHIP OF ABUSER
(DHHS-AoA)
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
A
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
CONTS
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IDENTIFICATION TOOL
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Interpretation
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Adult
CONCLUSION
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CONCLUSION
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CONCLUSION
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