Protecting the Older Adult Mary, 88 is admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of dehydration and malnutrition. The staff learns that she lives with her son and hasn't had any health care in 10 years. When they assess Mary, they note that she has difficulty seeing, even with her glasses, and sh...

There are many reasons that people in society today turn their heads the other way when they see someone that is being abused. One of the main things that people will say is that they do not want to get involved because it is none of their business. The person that is suffering the abuse will...

Spousal assault is either the male or the female of the relationship who is being beaten up very brutally by their partner, such as a marriage. In most violent marriages the women in most cases are mostly subjected to spousal assaults. Women who are subjec...