Review Questions Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is safeguarding?
- living safely😊
- free from abuse and neglect
- choices and decisions are being heard
- everybody business
- aware and take action to make sure that nobody will experience abuse and neglect
Who are the vulnerables?
- reduced decision making
- age related frailty
- suffering from serious/sudden illness
- physical or mental disability
- acquired a brain injury
- being controlled by someone
What is abuse?
Abuse is…
When a persons rights and dignity is being disrespected.
It is deliberate
Person doesnt know what theyre doing is wrong.
What are the types of abuse?
They are…
- physical
- emotional
- sexual
- financial
- organisational
- cyber
- neglect
What is under physical abuse?
- hitting
- kicking
- pushing
- shaking
- tough handling
- threat to physical force
- giving too much / too little meds
What is under emotional abuse?
- intimidated
- isolated
- humiliated
- threat
- verbal abuse
- preventing from receiving needed services
What is under sexual abuse?
- any sexual activity without the person knowing or without the persons consent
- sexual activity unwanted
What is under financial abuse?
- unauthorised or improper use of the persons pension, property, benefits and funds
What is under organisational abuse?
- inadequate care
- systematic poor practice of the organisation
What is under neglect?
- withheld with their essentials such as
- heating, food, meds, hygiene
- preventing from using the resources for their own benefit
Signs of abuse?
Physical
Financial
Behavioral
What are the signs in Physical abuse?
- unexplained bruises, marks or injuries
- unusual weight loss
- shabby or unkept
- dirty or unsafe living condition
What are the signs in financial abuse?
- unexplained or unaccountable shortage of money?
- suspicious on additional names on the account
- changes in will or power of attorney
What are the signs in behavioral?
- noticeable becoming withdraw, angry or scared
- tearfulness, crying for no reason or dont know why
- the person is prevented on seeing someone on their own
- control - you sense someone trying to control them
what is about MONEY?
- it is against the law to used someones money without their consent.
- if the someone is unable to make decisions. A chosen person will act in their behalf. They have to get an approval and get secured from the bank, state or post office.
- the appointed person will try to keep records of the spending.
What is about MEDICINE?
The prescribing and making changes of medicine will be carried out by an authorised healthcare practitioner.
What about LIBERTY?
-It is against the law to lock someone in the room or strap them in the bed.
- if a person has dementia that needs intensive supervision, you can ask or sought a professional advice and support.
What is planning head…
Will reduce the risk of adult abuse, being treated badly or knrgl
