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Essay / Nursing Case Study - 1779
This means that the nurse must actively preserve the dignity of people with kindness and understand the risks of vulnerability and helplessness in their care (NMBA 2013). The inherent imbalance of power is such that the patient or client is always vulnerable and susceptible to exploitation by the health care provider. Ms. Kelda did not realize Patient A's vulnerability. He had a psychiatric problem; paranoid schizophrenia. Anyone with a mental health problem is someone vulnerable to exploitation because they are unable to make sensible decisions and may be subject to exploitation by others. He had a history of inappropriate sexual behavior. If Ms. Kelda had known about this story, it would appear that it was an absolutely callous act of hers to remain engaged in a sexual relationship with him. In her statement also, she had said that she was knowingly involved in such an act and continued the relationship. She was totally wrong in thinking that she could help patient A through her own means..