The purpose of this paper is to answer the case study questions and discuss the legal and ethical issues found in the case study Nepa vs. Commonwealth Department of Public Welfare. The case reveals elderly abuse by residents who endured abuse and neglect at the hands of the person charged with caring for them. It reviews the court’s findings of the petitioner’s appeal of the court’s judgment to revoke his license. This case study exemplifies types of patient and elderly abuse and patient rights violations which victims are often reluctant to report.
“Patient abuse refers to the mistreatment or neglect of individuals in the health care setting” (Pozgar,2016, p. 418). Patient abuse in the healthcare setting occurs quite often. Healthcare professionals and caregivers have an ethical responsibility to their patients to prevent, detect, and stop patient abuse from happening. Unfortunately, as in the example provided by this case study, it is often by the hands of those who patients entrust most with their care that the abuse is committed.
In the case study Nepa vs. Commonwealth Department of Public Welfare, a nursing facility operator appeals an order by the department of public welfare revoking his license due to resident abuse. The nursing facility operator claimed that the findings of fact were not …show more content…
Healthcare providers and caregivers are expected to serve the patients entrusted in their care. They are obligated to carry out and uphold a patient’s rights. “Patient rights may be classified as either legal, those emanating from law, or human statements of desirable ethical principles such as the right to be treated with dignity and respect” (Pozagar, 2016, p. 438). The residents discussed in this case study were denied dignity and respect. They were also deprived of their “right to receive considerate and compassionate care from caregivers” (Pozgar, 2016, p.
“Patient abuse refers to the mistreatment or neglect of individuals in the health care setting” (Pozgar,2016, p. 418). Patient abuse in the healthcare setting occurs quite often. Healthcare professionals and caregivers have an ethical responsibility to their patients to prevent, detect, and stop patient abuse from happening. Unfortunately, as in the example provided by this case study, it is often by the hands of those who patients entrust most with their care that the abuse is committed.
In the case study Nepa vs. Commonwealth Department of Public Welfare, a nursing facility operator appeals an order by the department of public welfare revoking his license due to resident abuse. The nursing facility operator claimed that the findings of fact were not …show more content…
Healthcare providers and caregivers are expected to serve the patients entrusted in their care. They are obligated to carry out and uphold a patient’s rights. “Patient rights may be classified as either legal, those emanating from law, or human statements of desirable ethical principles such as the right to be treated with dignity and respect” (Pozagar, 2016, p. 438). The residents discussed in this case study were denied dignity and respect. They were also deprived of their “right to receive considerate and compassionate care from caregivers” (Pozgar, 2016, p.