Promotion should include
- protecting clients/residents/patients from abuse, mistreatment, and neglect
- reporting any instances of abuse, mistreatment, and neglect to appropriate staff
- documenting reconciliation of abuse, mistreatment, and neglect
- avoiding the need for restraints in accordance with current professional standards
- understanding freedom from retribution.
Refer to Unit VI in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How does a CNA report instances of abuse, mistreatment, and neglect?
- What does freedom from retribution mean?
- How does a CNA protect a client/resident/patient from abuse, mistreatment, and neglect?
- How does a CNA document instances of abuse, mistreatment, and neglect?