Examples Of Negligence In Nursing Home

The article "Nursing Home Neglect" is about ways someone working in a nursing home can prevent negligence from happening. Negligence is failure to do a task or a failure to do a what a reasonable and careful person would do in certain situations. These types of incidents are increasing. The article is also about how you can prevent it from happening and the warning signs of negligence. In this article, they go into depth on the different types of neglect. There are different primary types of neglect that can happen to a resident. From this article someone could also find out the signs of negligence, which is an important thing to know.

Three main points that the author elaborates on in this article are warning signs, different types of neglect and prevention. The different types of negligence include emotional and social neglect, personal hygiene neglect, basic needs neglect, and medical neglect. Basic needs neglect is the resident not getting their ADLs. ADLs are their daily needs, such as bathing, eating, dressing, grooming, and moving them. That also ties in with the residents personal hygiene.
I can also take care of their ADLs, activities of daily living. I will make sure they are getting positioned, so pressure ulcers don’t occur, and they get their proper personal hygiene. Which includes their hair being cleaned, brushing of the teeth, and fresh change of clothes every morning. I have learned from the classes that it is important to be kind, respectful, and patient. Being respectful is key. If a resident is trying to tell you something that is bothering him or her, you should investigate it and if it is serious, you should inform the charge nurse. You shouldn’t brush over their needs because in the long run they could get an infection, get severely sick, or a major injury could