Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

Exercise 37

ETHICS ISSUE 3: Laws that require the reporting of cases of suspected abuse of children and elderly persons often create a dilemma for health care practitioners. The parties involved, both the suspected offenders and the victims, will often plead that the matter be kept confidential and not be disclosed or reported for investigation by public authorities.
What could you do to protect the woman if she does not admit abuse, but you are reasonably sure that she is being abused?
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