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Clinical Scenario You are a visiting nurse assigned to check on a widower who lives by himself in a two-story house. The patient is a 76-year-old man who has been an uncontrolled diabetic for the past 15 years. His wife used to provide nutritious meals and help him test his blood sugar levels, as well as observe his skin for any skin alterations. Since she passed away of Alzheimer’s Disease one year ago, he has been isolated at home and is having trouble taking care of himself. His physician initiated the visiting nurse referral to check up on this patient and do a wound assessment after he missed two appointments. He is alert and oriented but appears depressed to you. He reports that he had a callus on his great toe of the left foot that was bothersome, so he tried to break it down with a callus file, but it began bleeding about three weeks ago. He states, “it is hard for me to really check my foot because my eyesight is so poor.” He says that it is hard for him to walk anywhere because he has discomfort putting weight on his left foot. He also states, “my
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