Elder Abuse: Recognizing the Signs

Course Purpose

Build skill in recognizing, assessing, documenting, reporting, and responding to suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of older adults.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 2 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

This course prepares nurses to distinguish the major forms of elder abuse, identify clinical warning signs and risk factors, and conduct a trauma-informed assessment that prioritizes privacy and immediate safety. After completing the course, the nurse will be able to document objective findings, follow applicable reporting requirements, initiate appropriate referrals, and support a capable older adult without increasing the risk of retaliation.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

1. Differentiate physical, sexual, psychological, and financial abuse from neglect, abandonment, self-neglect, and appropriate clinical care.
2. Identify physical, behavioral, social, and financial findings that warrant further assessment for elder abuse.
3. Assess an older adult privately using trauma-informed communication, decision-making capacity principles, and an immediate-safety evaluation.
4. Document suspected elder abuse using objective descriptions, direct quotations, body maps, photographs when authorized, and preservation-of-evidence practices.
5. Apply federal long-term care reporting timelines and identify the state, tribal, territorial, and organizational requirements that govern other care settings.
6. Initiate an interdisciplinary response that addresses urgent treatment, safety planning, protective services, law enforcement, advocacy, and follow-up care.

Who this course is for:

Healthcare professionals who want continuing education on Elder Abuse: Recognizing the Signs.

Course outline

8 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Introduction

2. 2

   Prevalence

3. 3

   Types Of Abuse

4. 4

   Signs Of Elder Abuse

5. 5

   Risk Factors

6. 6

   Nurse Role in Reporting Elder Abuse

7. 7

   Management of Elder Abuse (Who to Contact)

8. 8

   Conclusion

This Course Satisfies

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Questions about this course

How many contact hours is Elder Abuse: Recognizing the Signs?

2 contact hours, credited at completion.

How much does it cost?

$10.00 on its own, or included with All-Access ($29.99 a year, renewing yearly until you cancel).

Can I listen instead of reading?

Yes — every section can be read or heard, on your phone or computer.

When do I get my certificate?

As soon as you finish the course requirements and the evaluation. It stays in your account.

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