Abuse should be reported by ________________________
ANS:
everyone
Everyone should report any form of abuse and negligence toward those considered as vulnerable. Nurses and health care workers have a moral, legal, and ethical responsibility to report known or suspected abuse of people who cannot care for themselves. By law nurses are mandated to report child abuse throughout the United States.
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