Abuse prevention resource - Product Focus: Safety

Nursing Homes, Dec, 2002

A new publication from Joint Commission Resources titled How to Recognize Abuse and Neglect offers real-life examples, strategies, and case studies to help healthcare professionals learn how to create a system for preventing, identifying, and dealing with abuse and neglect. The book also provides an overview of abuse and neglect issues, including common myths and misconceptions, statistics, relevant Joint Commission standards, strategies, and resources.

This resource is designed for a broad spectrum of healthcare settings, including hospitals and ambulatory, long-term care, assisted living, behavioral health, home care, and foster care organizations.

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