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Hands-on Clinic => Nursing and Clinical => Topic started by: unreallynx on Jan 10, 2023
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A nurse suspects that another staff member is abusing residents in a nursing home. Is there a duty for this nurse to report this suspicion?
◦ Yes, but not until the nursing assistant has proof of the abuse.
◦ Yes, older patients are members of a vulnerable population and there is a duty for anyone to report suspected abuse.
◦ Only if another nursing assistant has the same suspicions and is also willing to report the suspicion of abuse
◦ No, since the nursing assistant does not have a state license, there is not a duty to report.
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Yes, older patients are members of a vulnerable population and there is a duty for anyone to report suspected abuse.
Older patients are members of a vulnerable population and there is a duty for anyone who suspects abuse to report it.