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mandatory reporting

Hi everyone,

I am a Registered Nurse at a nursing home in Iowa. I've obviously taken both the mandory reporting class for dependent adult abuse and child abuse. I had a situation occur tonight with a neighbor that borders on the side of neglect towards the child. Since I work in a nursing home with older adults, am I REQUIRED by law to report this?

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    I know of a private duty case where an adult was verbally abused on a regular basis at a board and care home. 2 of the nurses did the right thing and notified the state. So what happened to those 2 nurses who complained about this situation? Both of these nurses were removed from this private duty case by their nursing boss for 30 days each.:mad:

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    I know of a private duty case where an adult was verbally abused on a regular basis at a board and care home. 2 of the nurses did the right thing and notified the state. So what happened to those 2 nurses who complained about this situation? Both of these nurses were removed from this private duty case by their nursing boss for 30 days each.:mad:

    Well, that's awful for them but doesn't really impact the situation here. One can easily report suspected abuse or neglect of children anonymously. In a mandatory reporting situation, there really is no choice. I, personally, would rather do what's right than keep a job in a place where that kind of behavior is condoned. Those nurses are probably better off working for a "nursing boss" who would have been appalled at the abusers' behavior rather than at the nurses'.

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    I know of a private duty case where an adult was verbally abused on a regular basis at a board and care home. 2 of the nurses did the right thing and notified the state. So what happened to those 2 nurses who complained about this situation? Both of these nurses were removed from this private duty case by their nursing boss for 30 days each.:mad:

    They are mandated reporters and there is dicipline that can occur to their license if they do not report while on duty. Employers are NOT allowed to punish employees and the employers can be prosecuted under whistle blowers protection http://www.employmentlawgroup.net/PracticeAreas/WrongfulDischarge.asp unless there was malcious intent....maybe those two nurses weren't completely honest about their involvement.

    http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/docs/MANDATED2002.pdf

    But this is about seeing someone in public when you aren't working are you bound to be a mandated reporter.

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    maybe those two nurses weren't completely honest about their involvement.

    Seriously? Maybe the agency didn't want to rock the boat and lose the case. The legal protections are all well and good. You know as well as I do they're worth bupkis.

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