Ethics as a discipline differs from law in which way?
1. Ethics is external, while law is internal.
2. Ethics focuses on the individual, rather than society as a whole.
3. Ethics applies to conduct and actions rather than motive and attitude.
4. Ethics relies heavily on judicial enforcement.
A nursing assistant suspects that another staff member is abusing residents in a nursing home. Is there a duty for this nursing assistant to report this suspicion?
1. Yes, but not until the nursing assistant has proof of the abuse.
2. Yes, older patients are members of a vulnerable population and there is a duty for anyone to report suspected abuse.
3. Only if another nursing assistant has the same suspicions and is also willing to report the suspicion of abuse
4. No, since the nursing assistant does not have a state license, there is not a duty to report.
A nurse suspects that an elderly person has been physically abused. According to research, which person would be the most likely abuser?
1. The person's paid caregiver
2. Someone previously unknown to the person
3. The individual's adult child
4. The person's neighbor
In which scenarios could the elderly wife of a homebound patient likely be guilty of elder abuse?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. The wife restrains the patient in bed while she goes to the grocery store.
2. The wife only bathes the patient three times a week.
3. The wife tries to stretch the patient's medications by giving one half doses twice a week.
4. The wife reports being afraid to intervene when the home health nursing assistant strikes the patient for soiling the bed.
5. The wife cries while telling the nurse that her husband often yells and screams when he doesn't feel well.
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