1. All nurses must act first and foremost to care for and ______ the public.

2. We should be ______ children from maltreatment.

3. Adults who lack capacity are provided with additional protection under the Mental ______ Act (2005).

4. All nurses must be able to recognise when a person is at ______ and in need of extra support and protection and take reasonable steps to protect them from abuse.

5. In ______ legislation was specifically introduced which sought to safeguard adults who were at risk and who were unable to safeguard their own interests.

6. Nurses should not assume that a person is automatically ______ just because they have an illness or disability.

7. Nursing should be concerned with ______ impairment of children's health or development.

8. Currently, there is a move away from the term vulnerability towards ‘adults at ______’.

9. Perceived ______ or behaviours may act as a trigger for others to abuse vulnerable people.

10. Safeguarding should ______ that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.

11. Sexual abuse involves the non-consensual touching of ______ parts of the body.

12. People can trust the newly registered graduate nurse to work to prevent and resolve conflict and maintain a ______ environment.

13. The Francis Report (2013) made a total of ______ recommendations for improvement.

14. Domestic violence can be a ______ area of safeguarding practice.

15. Nurses should take ______ to enable all children to have the best outcome.