Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults (P1) Abuse‚ defined by the department of health is described as “a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons” and those most at risk are described as ‘vulnerable adults’. A vulnerable adult would be someone who is unable to defend themselves or understand what is going on due to having cognitive or physical disabilities‚ frail older adults‚ substance abusers and more. There 9 main types of abuse that
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Respect Your Elders When I was a child‚ my mother had a desk job at a nursing home. Much to my horror‚ she would often drag me along to Christmas parties‚ bingo games‚ and other events. The place felt more like a haunted house than a rest home. On top of the moaning and hollering throughout the halls‚ there was something about the smell. It was not the loneliness of the old folks with so many stories that no one wanted to hear that bothered me. I was not the bed sores or the staff infections
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a result of unqualified staff‚ employees with a history of violence‚ inadequate staffing‚ resident isolation and residents who are reluctant to report abuse in fear of embarrassment and retribution" (Thomson‚ 2006). Most injuries are often due to bedsores‚ dehydration‚ malnutrition‚ overuse of sedatives‚ unnecessary use of urinary Nursing Home Abuse 4 catheters‚ and inappropriate use of physical restraints. By learning to recognize the signs and symptoms of nursing home abuse‚ there will
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friend and that is what he did. Joe’s drug habit was strong but he could not do what he use to do so he committed himself to selling drugs. Because of his commitment‚ business was booming and money was easy. Joe’s unhealthiness led him to getting bedsores that got so bad it landed him back in the hospital. Once again he manipulated people to help him stay high‚ which then only got him kicked out of the
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The Hazards of Immobility: Effects on Metabolic Equilibrium Mark Foust Breckinridge School of Nursing February 4‚ 2015 Abstract Experience and basic wisdom teach us the importance and benefits of exercise and activity and the hazards of inactivity and immobility. However‚ the myth that bed rest is good for you when ill or recuperating still persists in our world. An abundance of scientific research in the past 50 years demonstrates the specific damage done to each of the body’s
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Barbara‚ a nurse‚ is accused of “murder”‚ by the audience of a TV show named the Phil Donahue show. She had a patient‚ named Mac‚ who had lung cancer and was resuscitate 52 times. It was between the years of 1970s and 80s‚ and the law of how many times someone should be resuscitated have not passed yet. Barbara injected Mac with pain medication and did not press the code button until after he was dead. Now after being resuscitated for that amount of time you could only imagine his pain and stress
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condition. Signs of this maybe when someone losses weight due to not eating. Failing to take medication. Neglect by others is when someone else is responsible for providing care for the individual and fails too. Signs of this could be when someone has bedsores that are not being seen too. Medication not being ordered in correctly and the service user going without. Factors that may contribute to someone being more vulnerable to abuse are if the staffs are not trained to correct standards. Also if the
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Nursing turn over and staff shortage is an ongoing and very major problem inn the health care field. Different studies shows that if no actions taken‚ the nurse shortage will increase 30% by 2020.In this paper this writer is going to discuss about the nurse turn over and nurse shortage‚ discuss how nurse leaders and managers can resolve this problem‚ different theories of leadership and management that can be applicable‚ and finally the personal and professional philosophy on this issue. Every health
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We should not put our families in nursing home Purpose To persuade my audience why they should not put their family members in a nursing home. Introduction Do you have a disable or elderly family member that can not do for themselves? We as people need to think about where we place our family members as far as nursing homes and facilities. Many of you may not have any disable
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points stressed .Advantages of nursing rounds :1.Demonstration of symptoms2.To clarify terminology • Herpes simplex • Anemic pallor3.Effects of drugs • Allergic reactions • Side effect4.Skillful nursing care • Progressing improvement of bedsore • Maintenance of adequate fluid intake (oral)5.Successful improvisation • Use of a chair as backrest • Device for support of ice bag6.Posture and position as
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