As the Welfare of the Aged Act includes clauses on mandated
reporters, the nurses’ role in intervening in cases of elder abuse has
become more critical. However, our study showed that some
Korean nurses still do notwant to report suspected elder abuse, and
most of the nurses were not sure about their mandated reporter
role. Education on elder abuse should be provided to all nurses, and
support programs should be designed for nurses to effectively
involve them in reporting elder abuse. Policies such as mandating
education on elder abuse for mandated reporters should also be
considered