Course Code: REL-ALL-0-POAAMA
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Identify at least four types of elder abuse and their warning signs.
Recognize risk factors for mistreatment in older adults.
Recall how to assess and respond to suspicions of elder abuse and neglect.
Outline:
Section 1: Elder Abuse and Neglect
Elder Abuse and Neglect Basics
A Quiet Change
Overview
The Growing Older Adult Population
Elder Abuse Defined
Physical Abuse
Emotional or Psychological Abuse
The Difference Is Subtle
Review
Sexual Abuse
Financial Abuse or Exploitation
Who’s in Control?
Neglect
Eileen’s Needs Unmet
Self-Neglect and Abandonment
Consequences of Elder Abuse
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Risk Factors of Elder Abuse
Risk Factors for Victimization
Overview
Eileen’s at Risk
Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse
Risk for Perpetration
Neil’s Situation
Community and Societal Risk Factors
Abuse in Institutional Settings
Adult Protective Services
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Assessing and Responding to Elder Abuse
Assessing for Elder Abuse
Starting a Difficult Conversation
Assessment Methods
Physical Exam
Assessment Tools
Differentiating Injuries: Is It Abuse?
Telehealth Considerations
What the Light Revealed
Cultural and Diversity Issues
Review
Responding to Elder Abuse
Mandatory Reporting
Reporting Mistreatment
Documentation
What Happens Next?
The Report
Reporting Barriers
Interdisciplinary Team
Preventing Elder Abuse
Managing Caregiver Stress
Long-Term Care Facilities
Eileen’s Journey
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC
Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 20 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Advanced Practice Nurses; Medical Assistants; Nursing Personnel; Occupational Therapist; Social Workers; in the following settings: All Healthcare Facilities.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.