Citation

Burgess AW, Watt ME, Brown KM, Petrozzi D. Crit. Care Nurs. Clin. North Am. 2006; 18(3): 313-9, x.

Affiliation

William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Cushing Hall 414, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3812, USA. burges@bc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ccell.2006.05.004

PMID

16962453

Abstract

Elder sexual abuse remains a silent and often invisible crime in persons who have limited cognitive abilities. On occasion, physical injury to elders is serious enough to require hospitalization and at that point, critical care nurses swing into action. In addition to providing acute care interventions, nurses can collect important forensic evidence through documenting and photographing injuries and reporting suspected cases to proper authorities.

Language: en