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A PMHNP is treating a 60-year-old patient with dementia who lives with his adult daughter. During a home visit, the PMHNP notices the patient is underweight, wearing soiled clothing, and has an untreated pressure ulcer on his sacrum. The daughter states she has "been overwhelmed." What is the PMHNP's obligation?
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