Chapter 8- Legal Aspects of Gero Nursing Elder Abuse: Flashcards
Abuse is…
Mandatory to report
Individual with very few social contact…
Can be defined as abuse
Giving a client more medication that they just to keep them sleeping or out of the way…
Can be defined as abuse
What agency is good to report to?
Adult Protective Services
With abuse always think of…
Safety for the client
Know reasons for elderly abuse-
stress, personal problems, speaking or answering for the client.
Not giving the client the medications that was prescribed…
Is a form of abuse
Economic Abuse
When a careaver writes out checks
without consent.
Abuse or neglect can mean just that.
For example, ignoring hygiene, or having to help with grand children.
When a patient comes into the ED and the nurse suspects abuse…
You need to be honest and clear with communication.
Abuse and neglect may also be when a client is secluded. An example would be…
No neighbors, or resources
Always know resources to offer the client, examples include…
know phone numbers of local + state crisis center.
When work in a hospital and you see bruises on a client what should you do?
Report to a supervisor
You should always do what before using restraints?
Look for alternative methods such as using a sitter.
What kind of restraint tie should you use?
Quick-release tie
Providers should never restraint a client in order to…
Keep them against medical advice.
Mechanical restraints are warranted to…
protect a client from self destructive behavior.
You must always do what in regards to restraints…
Look for alternative methods before using restraints.
You must know how to…
Properly apply restraints.
Non-maleficence
is the obligation of a physician not to harm the patient
When should you discontinue the use of restraints?
When the patient is no longer a harm to themselves and others. Re-evaluate every two hours and get a new script every 24 hours.
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act- the law that protects all client rights.
Living will
Legal document that spells out medical treatments you would and would not want to be used to keep you alive, as well as your preferences for other medical decisions, such as pain management or organ donation.
Always notify the provider if…
A client changes his/her mind after consenting to a procedure.
