Meet the client: bethenny king bethenny king is a 52-year-old, black, widowed female who is accompanied to the emergency department (ed) by her daughter. the client's grooming and hygiene are fair, but her overall appearance is disheveled. bethany's motor activity is slow, she rarely makes eye contact, and her responses to questions are slow and barely audible. when asked what she prefers to be called, she replies, "i don't care."