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43 Cards in this Set
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Abuse |
Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, emotional, or financial pain or injury to a person. |
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Active Neglect |
Purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person. |
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Advance Directives |
Legal documents that allow people to decide what kind of medical care that they wish to have in the event that they are unable to make decisions themselves. (Living Will) |
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Assault |
A threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he/she will be harmed. |
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Battery |
The intentional touching of a person without his/her consent. |
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Civil Law |
Private law; law between individuals. |
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Criminal Law |
Public Law; law related to commiting a crime against the community. |
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Defamation |
Any statement (written or oral) that is not true and injures a person's reputation. |
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DNR (Do-Not-Resuscitate) |
An order that tells medical professionals not to perform CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest. |
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Domestic Violence |
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family. |
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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care |
A legal document that appoints someone to make the medical decision for a person in the event he/she is unable to. |
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Ethics |
The knowledge of right and wrong; standards of conduct. |
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Etiquette |
The code of proper behavior and courtesy in a certain setting. |
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False Imprisonment |
Unlawful restraint that affects a person's freedom of movement; includes both the threat of being physically restrained and actually being restrained. (Tray on wheel chair) (Seat belt of wheelchair) If unable to remove obstacle themselves, considered restraint. |
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Financial Abuse |
Improper or illegal use of a person's money, possessions, property, or other assets. |
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HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) |
A federal law that sets standards for protecting the privacy of patients' health information. |
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Invasion of Privacy |
The violation of the right to be left alone and the right to control person information. |
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Incoluntary Seclusion |
The separation of a person from others against the person's will. |
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Laws |
Rules set by the government to help protect the public. |
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Livel |
Written defamation |
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Living Will |
A document that states the medical care a person wants, doesn't want, in case he/she is unable make decisions. |
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Malpractice |
Professional misconduct that results in damage or injury to person. |
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Misappropriation |
The act of taking what belongs to someone else and using it illegally for one's own gain or other unauthorized purposes.
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Mandated Reporters |
People who are required by law to report suspected or observed abuse/neglect due to their regular contact with vulnerable populations, such as elderly in LTC facilitates. |
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NATCEP (Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program) |
Part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) that sets minimum requirements for training and testing nursing assistants. |
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OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) |
Law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents. |
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Ombudsmen |
A legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities. |
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Passive Neglect |
The unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person. |
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Physical Abuse |
Any treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm or injury to a person's body. |
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Protected Health Information (PHI) |
Information that can be used to identify a person and relates to his/her past, present, or future physical or mental condition, including any health care the patient has had, or payment for that healthcare. |
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Psychological Abuse |
Emotional harm, caused by threatening, frightening, isolating, intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person. |
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Residents' Council |
A group of residents who meet regularly to discuss issues related to the LTC factility. |
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Residents' Rights |
Rights identified in the OBRA that relate to how residents must be treated while living in the LTC facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers. |
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Scope of Practice |
Defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally permitted to perform as allowed by state/federal law. |
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Sexual Abuse |
The forcing of unwanted sexual acts or behavior on a person. |
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Sexual Harassment |
Any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. |
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Slander |
Defamation in oral form. |
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Substance Abuse |
The repeated use of illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that is harmful to oneself or others. |
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Verbal Abuse |
The use of language that threatens, embarrasses, or insults a person. |
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Workplace Violence |
Verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors. |
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What idea do most codes of ethics revolve around? |
The idea that a resident, patient, or client is a valuable person who deserves ethical care. |
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What is one way for a nursing assistant to help preserve resident safety? |
Report mistakes made, or anything seemingly dangerous to the next head up in charge. |
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If a nursing assistant suspects that a resident is being, what should she do? |
Report to the proper supervisor or proper agency. |