Citation

Kitchen G, Richardson B, Livingston G. Prof. Nurse 2002; 17(11): 647-650.

Affiliation

Camden and Islington NHS Mental Health and Social Care Trust, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Whittington Hospital, London.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Emap Healthcare)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12138579

Abstract

If you suspected that an elderly patient had been abused, would you know what action to take? If you witnessed abuse by a colleague, how would you react? A study investigating nurses' reactions to such scenarios revealed that many were unsure how to proceed and worried about the repercussions. This paper looks at reasons why abuse may not be reported.

Language: en