Question

What can nurses teach people that are old in order to prevent there selves from undergoing elder abuse?

Answer 1

The nursing practice should be imperative in which nurses are trained or make knowledgable to deal with elder abuse.

Elder abuse can occur worldwide and in any environment. Older people faced either a single type of abuse or some time faced in many forms of abuse. There should be some standard protocol designed against abuse at an Institutional, Organization, and Societal level to recognized and addressed them.

The management should prioritize the voice of an older person. Nurses are key professionals to teach people how to detect suspected cases of abuse and trigger appropriate interventions.

Role of the Nurse: 1.Safeguarding

2. Advocacy

3. Promote a safe environment.

4.Health System Management.

5.Education.

6.Participation in shaping health policy.

7.patient and Health System Management.

8.Research

These are the some key role played by nurses.

The Nurses teach people related to:

1. Education-based on elder abuse.

2. organize some programs to reduce factors influencing elder abuse.

3. To suggest some specific policies for elder abuse.

4.Legislation on elder abuse.

5. Organizing programs to increase detection rate on elder abuse.

6. To frame policies or punishment criteria that targeted to victims of elder abuse.

7. What are the rehabilitation programs for perpetrators of elder abuse?

8. To provide insights into intervention and prevention possibilities with elder abuse.

Although the field of elder abuse clearly lacks scientific evaluations of effective interventions, very little attention or knowledge.

There should be new interventions that have been framed for further insights into promising results. Educating older adults and give them knowledge or skills as to how to protect themselves from abuse and their rights. It helps in the contributions in the feeling of increased control and self-efficacy. Teach them problem-solving assistance. Informs them for the rights. Programs offer to them in which how to help victims to discuss their feelings and brainstorm ways of dealing with particular problems they encounter.

Moreover, to increase professional awareness and involvement through many training sessions and seminars on abuse.

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