Investigate how to report elder abuse.
Alder abuse may vary from physical,emotional, financial abuse and neglect.
1)Several federal and state laws have enacted to protect patients from abuse.
Adult protecting services agencies,The administration on Aging,Social services agencies.
2) Mandatory reporting.
Nurses along with professionals are required by law to report abuse when they see it.If they are enable to report it then they will be held liable by criminal and legal systems.
Nurses are mostly the one who interacts with patients in a person way and they have a major chance of recognising the evidence of abuse.
3)We can report against nursing homes by calling 911 or report to Adult Protective Services agencies along with state attorney general offices and we can also contact long term Ombudsman programs.
Investigate how to report elder abuse. What agencies collect the information? What does the Nurse Practice...
Based on Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes and Fighting Nursing Home Abuse A. What observations can you make regarding elder abuse in nursing homes How would you address the problem What are specific issues with for profit nursing homes? Based on information provided in the articles able, how does NY fare compared to other states regarding elder/nursing home abuse? Identify specific cases and studies.
How does the issue of nursing confidentiality impact your professional practice as a nurse?
How does Texas State Nurse Practice Act address Nursing Peer Review situations?
Topic #2: Personal Experience Relating to Abuse, Maybe You Witnessed Abuse, but did not know what to do Reflect on an experience you have had that relates to this week's topic on abuse that you would like to share. Maybe you witnessed abuse but did not know what to do. Tell us a story about it so that we can picture it in our mind's eye. Include a description of the experience of the encounter. Delve into your emotions such...
Topic #2: Personal Experience Relating to Abuse, Maybe You Witnessed Abuse, but did not know what to do Reflect on an experience you have had that relates to this week's topic on abuse that you would like to share. Maybe you witnessed abuse but did not know what to do. Tell us a story about it so that we can picture it in our mind's eye. Include a description of the experience of the encounter. Delve into your emotions such...
Question: Elder abuse is less well understood than other types of violence. Discuss a practice from these Elder Abuse Prevention interventions that you would like to see applied in your work-setting and how you will apply to your work Appropriate interventions for Prevention of elder abuse are: Education interventions for caregiver and spread of information Finding support group for caregiver in order to remove stress: A support program established as an elder abuse intervention and prevention program, Eliciting Change in...
What are the methods a nurse can use to gather cultural information from patients? How does cultural competence relate to better patient care? Discuss the ways in which a nurse demonstrates cultural competency in nursing practice.
What are the methods a nurse can use to gather cultural information from patients? How does cultural competence relate to better patient care? Discuss the ways in which a nurse demonstrates cultural competency in nursing practice.
What are the methods a nurse can use to gather cultural information from patients? How does cultural competence relate to better patient care? Discuss the ways in which a nurse demonstrates cultural competency in nursing practice.
Family Violence in Later Life, Elder Mistreatment in Institutional Settings and Elder Sexual Abuse Examples of family violence in later life, institutional elder mistreatment and elder sexual abuse.[i] APS was called because Mr. Felipe, age 63, was abandoned by his son at a local motel. The son did not pay his father’s motel bill, but continued to cash his father’s Social Security checks. Mr. Felipe was taken from the motel to the hospital for stabilization and treatment. He had uncontrolled...