vulnerable adultsnursingprofessionalEnsuring that social and health care professionals have a clear understanding and acceptance of what constitutes adult abuse and how they should respond when faced by suspected or actual abuse is a key responsibility for all professional associations. Here an account is...
One the least acknowledged public health problems is the sexual abuse of vulnerable adults. Sexual abuse includes unwanted touching; sexual assault or battery, such as rape, sodomy, and coerced nudity; sexually explicit photographing; and sexual contact with any person incapable of giving consent. Th...
Vulnerable adults include those who, for reasons of age or illness, are unable to protect themselves from significant harm. The role of the GDP and the dental team in the recognition and management of abuse of vulnerable adults is discussed. Information on the current legislation and protocols fo...
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Prologue Introduction Expressions of Ethnography is an edited collection of essays that demonstrate the creative potential for novel forms of expression to... Wilcox,M. M. - 《Contemporary Sociology》 被引量: 50发表: 2003年 Protecting vulnerable adults from abuse a case study British Journal of Co...
Screening women for intimate partner violence and elderly and vulnerable adults for abuse: Systematic review to update the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services ... HD Nelson,C Bougatsos,I Blazina - 《Annals of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 347发表: 2012年 Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Ab...
The highly publicised abuse scandal of Jimmy Saville has highlighted the issue of sexual, physical and psychological abuse of patients placed in the care of hospitals. Vulnerable people, both adults and children, can find themselves the subject of repeated attacks of sexual abuse by individuals occup...
Eleven percent of youth in the sample had 6 or more direct victimizations (excluding witnessing) in a single year, a highly vulnerable segment of youth we have labeled as “polyvictims,” who appear prone to distress, many adversities, and other problems.40,41 The NatSCEV model also allows...
Although there has been a commitment to develop a policy framework to support vulnerable adults at risk of abuse, there remains concern around its lack of use within National Health Service inpatient settings and mental health services in particular. A gap between policy and practice appears to hav...
5.1 The duties of the parties in relation to children are set out in the legal framework at Annex C. A number of these duties also apply in relation to vulnerable adults. Annex C also sets out the legal obligations, on which this protocol is based, of the parties in relation to exchangi...