Institutional abuse The failure to provide professional and appropriate services to vulnerable people. Self neglect Behavioural problems where an individual might neglect to attend to their basic needs e.g. personal hygiene, clothing, feeding or properly tending to any medical conditions they may have. Neglect by others Failure to provide adequate care to someone who is unable to care for themselves, such as not providing sufficient nourishment, medical care or supervision. Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse Physical abuse Bruises, broken bones, burns, abrasions or unexplained marks.
This is an unfortunate event for the patient and any health care team member. A breach in confidentiality goes against the HIPAA privacy rule and has severe consequences. First, the patient is affected because they feel like it’s the hospital’s fault for the leak in their health information. The patient feels betrayed and loses all trust in the facility. This causes a potential loss of business from the patient and whoever the patient tells about the incident.
This can happen in several ways lack of person centred care, no flexibility in bed times, lack of personal clothing or possessions, lack of choice in food or menus. Self-Neglect Is when a person fails to attended to their basic needs such as personal hygiene, appropriate clothing, feeding, or failing to deal with medical conditions they may have. This can happen due to a brain injury, dementia or mental illness.
Wrong treatment regime for patient. Harm to patient or death. 7. Fail to follow biosecurity SOP’s Introduce pathogens to facility 8. Fail to use proper PPE Harm or injury to self 9.
Institutional abuse – Individuals are mistreated due to poor practise of a company, this could include understaffing and neglect etc. Self-neglect - Where an individual ignores or pays less attention than necessary to their basic human needs for food, drink, warmth, sleep etc Neglect by others – This includes ignoring medical, physical, educational needs or denying access to things like food, drink and warmth. This could also include failure to provide adequate support 1.2 Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse Signs and Symptoms of Physical Abuse – This would include unexplained injuries/bruises/cuts/bite marks. Finger print marks or bruises/abrasions in hidden areas. Service user appearing quieter than usual or flinching a lot.
INSTITUTIONAL – failure to maintain professional boundaries, misuse of authority, power over vulnerable individuals, inappropriate use of medication and physical restraint. SELF NEGLECT – neglecting personal hygiene, causing bodily harm and refusing to eat or drink. NEGLECT BY OTHERS – not caring for an individual that needs help in basic hygiene like washing, feeding toileting and personal care. 1.2 The signs and symptoms of abuse can be bite marks on individual or bruising, changes in certain behaviours which can also lead to death in extreme cases. You may also see cuts on an individual from self harming, inappropriate sexual behaviour and could lead to repeated urinary infections.
Institutional: Freedom is limited by the institution, mealtimes and bedtimes are set by the institution, privacy and dignity are not respected, advice and advocacy are restricted or denied, overuse of sedation and medication, and not be able to utilise the complaints procedure. Self-Neglect: When a vulnerable person chooses to neglect themselves, infirmity, physical illness, disability, drug and alcohol misuse. Neglect by Others: Not providing adequate care, food, heating, cleanliness, and healthcare support. 1.2 Some of the signs of physical abuse are unexplained bruising, fractures or finger marks. Scalds or cigarette burns, loss of weight.
- Neglect is where a person’s physical mental or emotional state is affected by lack of necessary care and attention, there are two forms including active neglect and passive neglect. Active neglect is intentional, like withholding necessities such as soap or a toothbrush, and passive neglect is more unintentional so to speak, due to lack of knowledge or experience from a member of staff. 1.2 Identify signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse Signs and symptoms of physical abuse include punching, scratching, kicking, biting, deliberate starvation or force feeding markings on the body, flinching, bed sores or rashes. Signs and symptoms of sexual abuse include inappropriate touching, genital bruising, bleeding from genitals, cowering, flinching, marks around the neck, wrists or ankles, being withdrawn or self-harm are also signs of sexual abuse. Emotional and psychological signs
-Self-Neglect is when someone is harming themselves whether being self-abusing (cutting themselves) neglecting their personal hygiene (washing and dressing) refusing to eat or drink. -Neglect by others is failure to provide basic necessary care, assistance and guidance to someone. 1.2 -Physical abuse the signs to look for are; unexplained bruising, cuts, scratches, sleeplessness, loss of appetite a sign of self-defence, depression and change in behaviour. -Sexual abuse the signs to look for are; unexplained marks, repetitive UTI’s, vaginal
Financial abuse signs can be insecurity, loss of trust, fearful and disappearance of possessions. Institutional Abuse This could be the misuse of authority over a vulnerable person in a health and social care setting, failure to maintain professional boundaries, inappropriate use of medication, physical restraint, and lack of privacy, humiliation and bullying. Institutional abuse signs can be loss of confidence, loss of self esteem, loss of control and a submissive behaviour. Self-neglect This could be self-harming behaviour like refusing to eat or drink, neglecting personal hygiene or toilet needs and actual body harm like cutting oneself. Neglect by others this could be not taking care of the basic