[Verified Answer]: As a community-based nurse, you are…

As a community-based nurse, you are assessing an 85-year-old woman in her home as she has extremely limited mobility. Upon entering her home, your nose indicates she has several pets as companions, and your visual cues indicate there has been no housecleaning for a significant amount of time. Your patient greets you while ambulating with a walker. The variety of sights and smells assaults your senses—most of which are malodorous.