Elder Abuse and Nursing [electronic resource] : what nurses need to know and can do about it / Carol A. Miller.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Elder Abuse and Nursing : what nurses need to know and can do about it -- Contents -- Contributors and Reviewers -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Share Elder Abuse and Nursing: What Nurses Need to Know and Can Do About It -- Part I: The Nurse's Guide to Elder Abuse in Its Many Forms and Guises -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Elder Abuse and Nursing: Forms, Settings, Risks, and Consequences -- Chapter 2: Elder Abuse in Domestic Settings by a Trusted Other -- Chapter 3: Elder Abuse in Domestic Settings: Self-Neglect -- Chapter 4: Elder Abuse in Long-Term Care Facilities -- Chapter 5: Cultural Considerations Related to Elder Abuse -- Part II: Roles of Nurses Related to Detecting and Reporting Elder Abuse -- Chapter 6: Laws Related to Elder Abuse and Roles of Nurses as Reporters -- Chapter 7: Tools and Guides for Nurses to Detect Elder Abuse -- Chapter 8: Ethical Issues Related to Elder Abuse for Nurses -- Part III: Beyond Knowing About Elder Abuse: What Nurses Can Do to Address It -- Chapter 9: Unique Aspects of Nursing Assessment Related to Elder Abuse -- Chapter 10: Unique Aspects of Nursing Interventions Related to Elder Abuse -- Chapter 11: Resources for Addressing Elder Abuse -- Part IV: Nurses in Action Addressing Elder Abuse in Clinical Settings -- Chapter 12: Nurses in Action Addressing Domestic Elder Abuse Across Settings -- Chapter 13: A Nurse in Action Caring for a Self-Neglecting Older Adult -- Chapter 14: A Nurse as a Member of a Multidisciplinary Team Preventing Elder Abuse -- Part V: The Nurse's Guide to Financial Abuse and Sexual Abuse of Older Adults -- Chapter 15: Financial Abuse of Older Adults in Its Many Forms and Guises -- Chapter 16: Sexual Abuse of Older Adults in Its Many Forms and Guises -- Epilogue By Georgia J. Anetzberger -- Epilogue By Terry Fulmer -- Appendix A: Contact Information for State Adult Protective Service Agencies for Reporting Elder Abuse -- Appendix B: Contact Information for State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs -- Index.

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The only text about elder abuse specifically for nurses in clinical settings. Nurses are required by law to report elder abuse even when it is suspected but not verified. This is the only research-based and clinically oriented text that applies what is known about different forms of elder abuse in domestic and long-term care settings to the everyday experiences of practicing nurses. Content addresses not only legal and ethical concerns, but also serves as an essential guide to caring for older adults, delineating the role of nurses in detecting, suspecting, reporting, assessing, providing interventions for, and preventing elder abuse in all clinical settings. Detailed and unfolding case studies throughout the text illustrate nurses in action as they address elder abuse in commonly encountered nurse client or nurse patient situations. Chapters show nurses in various health care settings how to address elder abuse issues relating to older adults, caregivers, and perpetrators. Each section provides nurses with crucial information about how to access essential resources for addressing specific aspects of elder abuse, including self-neglect, domestic abuse, abuse in long-term care settings, financial abuse, and sexual abuse. In-depth guides help nurses apply their usual nursing assessment and intervention skills to unusual situations when caring for older adults who are in actual or potentially abusive situations. In an easy-to-use and clinically applicable format, concise tools and guides throughout the book highlight core facets of elder abuse and the role of nurses. Each chapter concludes with Key Points: What Nurses Need to Know and Can Do highlighting the content that is most applicable to nursing care of older adults.

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