Elder Abuse

Elder Abuse

  • List and define the seven types of elder abuse that were identified by the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA).
  • How would you approach the Ethical Dilemmas and Considerations that might arise regarding Euthanasia, Suicide, and Assisted Suicide?
  • Describe and discuss the nurse’s role in health promotion and disease prevention in older adults. Share an example from your personal experience as a RN.
  • Name and elaborate on at least three screening/preventive procedure that must be done in older adults.
  • Define and discuss three common End-of-life documents that you as nurse must be familiar with to be able to educate older adults.

Submission Instructions:

  • Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.