[Answered]: An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital

An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While performing a skin assessment, the nurse discovers bruises in various stages of healing all over the patient’s body. Why is it important for the nurse to promptly document and report these findings? a. The patient may have been abused. b.The patient is elderly. c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease. dThe oatient may have a coonitive deficit