Elder Abuse and Neglect Teresa Martini Rasmussen College Author Note This research paper is being submitted on December 8‚ 2011‚ for Mara Pehkonen’s M230 Medical Law and Ethics Course. Elder abuse is the most common type of abuse that gets looked over. People normally do not suspect or even think an elderly person may be getting abused‚ but this is a serious topic in nursing homes and hospitals. Every health care professional needs to learn the warning signs and symptoms of elder abuse to prevent
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Actual abuse Scenario A member of staff at a nursery called busy bee nursery found out that one of the children she was teaching had bruises‚ she noticed that they were not ordinary bruises which they would get at their age. Also they were in areas which were strange like his stomach‚ underarms and on his back. The staff members were worried for his safety because they were not caused by accident like the child bumping into a hard object or tripping up. Response: The correct response would be
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Abuse as a Child‚ the Affects as Adults Crista Hurley Eng101 Composition I Instructor Matt Beardmore November 28‚ 2012 NAME: Crista Hurley THESIS: Adults do not stop and think about how difficult it may be for others who have experienced abuse‚ while some just fight daily to show these affects can take a toll on any activity throughout life. BACKGROUND: As children we intrust our parents to treat us with assurance and love‚ instead there are children who receive a form of abuse‚ not all
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pediatric patient you are caring for is being mistreated. However‚ you have no concrete evidence to prove child abuse and you are asked to discharge the patient back to her mother and her mother’s boyfriend‚ which you do. Then you voice your concerns to your supervisor who suggests you do nothing else. What should you do? Let’s take a look at some statistics regarding child abuse. According to the National Children’s Alliance (2015)‚ "more than 700‚000 children are abused in the U. S. annually
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Outline Objectives Title | Whose job is it to report child abuse? | General Purpose | I want to persuade my audience to rethink their position on reporting child abuse. | Specific Purpose | Reporting child abuse is a responsibility by everyone and should not be taken lightly and overlooked. | Central Idea | Child abuse reporting has become more difficult because of the stigma that both the victims and alleged child abusers endure. | Introduction Attention Getting Material | I just had
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Child Abuse Every year‚ thousands of families bring home a new baby. The families spend time watching movies‚ going on exciting outings‚ doing crafts like finger painting with their children. Most of these kids brought into the world get to experience what it is to have a loving and caring family‚ but for a small amount‚ life is not so fun. They are forced to deal with things that most of us would never imagine. 227‚080 children are raped and sexually abused every single year
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Within Australia‚ there are many concerns for social work‚ a major and current one being the maltreatment of children. In March this year it was reported that ‘The number of child abuse and neglect victims rose 20 per cent last year‚ reversing a long-term decline’ (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2013). There are many problems which stem from the maltreatment of children which call concerns for social workers‚ as their work is needed to overcome this problem and enhance individual
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always going to be pleasant or easy for you‚ especially if one of your ‘Ladies or Gents’ show signs or tells you of a form of abuse that they have been subjected to. Abuse comes in many forms and is not always obvious to you or anyone else that visits as it isn’t always about cuts or bruises‚ as you will see when you read through this booklet. Physical Abuse Physical abuse can be carried out at any time and by anyone and is not through the fault of the person that is being abused. No one has
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were directly caused as a result of prescription drug abuse. For example‚ Adderall is a drug that has been classified as a type of legalized form of Methamphetamine and is among one of the most abused drugs in America‚ mostly used by students at universities. A study done by the Huffington post showed that millions of young people from high school age and college have been abusing the drug to help them “focus” and stay awake during exams. Adderall is a highly addictive drug and most of its heavy users
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Women’s abuse in Lithuania Violence is one of the most horrible things a person can experience in his or her life. It’s an improper usage of abuse not just against women‚ but against all of the people in the world. A person can be abused‚ violated‚ raped or even killed by another aggressive person or a group of people. Sometimes the abusers are random strangers‚ but most of the time they’re people very closely related or just very much acquainted with the abused person‚ because it’s easier to rape
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