17 Jun ETHICALLY WHAT SHOULD YOU HAVE DONE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT?
For this discussion respond to the following questions.
Elder abuse has become a growing concern as the American population ages and the elderly make up a larger percentage of the population.
Your initial post is to be about 150 words referenced with at least one APA formatted reference.
Please inclue in reference section:
Guido G. (2014). Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing. Vancouver: Pearson.
EXERCISE 20-4
Ethical Scenario 204 Witnessing Patient Abuse
An 83-year-old resident of a nursing home was physically in good health but had been diagnosed with Alzheimers disease. At times this resident would become confused and wander toward the doors of the nursing home looking for her parents and a way to exit the facility. To prevent her from leaving the nursing home the resident was fitted with a special bracelet that automatically locked an outer door if she came within 30 feet of the door. For fire-safety purposes the door automatically unlocked within a 15-second time frame. Thus staff members had essentially a 15-second time frame to notice an elopement attempt and redirect the resident.
Early one morning the resident was trying to get out through the door and a staff member came up behind her slapped her on the buttocks grabbed her by the shoulders turned her around and shoved her back into an interior hallway. This episode was reported to the director of nurses. The director interviewed the other nursing staff members who were present during this incident; the director also examined the resident noting that a red mark was present on the residents buttocks. The director then reported the nursing staff member to the proper state agency and the staff member was charged with criminal abuse of a nursing home resident.
Without argument the treatment of this patient was abusive. You are one of the nurses who witnessed and later testified to this incident. Ethically what should you have done at the time of the incident? How might you have prevented the overt abuse that the resident encountered? What are your and your peer nurses ethical responsibilities to ensure that such an incident would not again occur?
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