The home health aide who visits an older adult reports to the nurse that the patient has many new bruises on her arms and face. The patient states that her daughter "has a temper and got mad" when she visited the day before. The nurse should:

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It is a legal requirement for licensed health care personnel to report suspected elder abuse to protect the public (patient). An LPN should report to the RN supervisor first. The aide is supervised by the nurse and thus the nurse is responsible. It is not the nurse's responsibility to determine whether the daughter is abusing the patient but only to report it so that it can be investigated by the proper agency.

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