An elderly patient is admitted to your unit with multiple pressure injuries on her * back and buttock areas. Upon assessment the nurse asks patient if she is able to ambulate on her own. She states, "No I get very weak when I stand". The nurse learns the aide does not turn the patient and does not get her up to use the restroom. The patient has sat in soiled linens for hours at a time. What type of abuse should the nurse suspect: -
WILLIAMS, P. A. T. R. I. C. I. A. A. (2022), Basic geriatric nursing, MOSBY. Hipaa training handbook for him staff: Privacy, security, and patients' Rights Under Hipaa. (n.d.).
