You observe a co-worker sexually harassing a resident and choose to ignore it. This is an example of which?

You observe a co-worker sexually harassing a resident and choose to ignore it. This is an example of which?

• A. Aiding and abetting
• B. Libel
• C. Passive aggression
• D. Cease and desist

Answer: (A)

Failing to intervene when you witness harm can be considered assisting the wrongdoing, because you’re allowing it to continue by not stopping it or reporting it. In a CNA role, residents must be protected, so when you see harassment, your responsibility is to intervene if safe and to report the behavior to a supervisor or follow the facility’s policies. By ignoring it, you’re effectively enabling the abusive situation to persist, which is why this is described as aiding and abetting. The other terms don’t fit: libel involves false written statements about someone; passive aggression is indirect hostility rather than permitting harm to occur; and a cease and desist is a demand to stop wrongdoing, not the act of failing to act in a harmful situation.

Failing to intervene when you witness harm can be considered assisting the wrongdoing, because you’re allowing it to continue by not stopping it or reporting it. In a CNA role, residents must be protected, so when you see harassment, your responsibility is to intervene if safe and to report the behavior to a supervisor or follow the facility’s policies. By ignoring it, you’re effectively enabling the abusive situation to persist, which is why this is described as aiding and abetting. The other terms don’t fit: libel involves false written statements about someone; passive aggression is indirect hostility rather than permitting harm to occur; and a cease and desist is a demand to stop wrongdoing, not the act of failing to act in a harmful situation.