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Abuse

Willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish.

Assault

Act of threatening to touch, or attempting to touch a person, without proper consent.

Act

Basic Human rights

Are protected by the Constitution of the United States and state that a person has the right to be treated with respect, live in dignity, pursue a meaningful life and b e free of fear.

Constitution

Battery

Touching a person without consent.

No consent

Civil Law

Law that deals with relationships between people.

Between people

Code of Ethics

Rules of conduct for particular group, may differ from one facility to another, but revolves around idea that resident is valuable person who deserves ethical care.

Confidentiality

Not disclosing or telling information that is personal or private about a resident, except to authorized people.

Consent

The right to decide what will be done to the body and who can touch the body, may be written consent, verbal consent, or implied consent.

Criminal Law

Offenses against the public and society.

Defamation

False statement made to a third person that causes a person shame or ridicule, or ruins their reputation; written is called libel; verbal is called slander.

Disclosure

Making known to the public.

Diversion of Drugs

Unauthorized taking or use of any drug.

False imprisonment

Unlawful restraining or restricting a person's movement.

Fraud

An intentional deception or misrepresentation made by a person with knowledge that deception could result in some unauthorized benefit to self or some other perso.

Invasion of Privacy

Violatiin of right to control personal information or the right to be left alone.

Laws

Rules made by government to help protect public.

Malpractice

Giving care for which you are not allowed legally to perform.

Misappropriation of Property

Illegal or improper use of resident's money, property, assets, by another, without consent, for personal gain.

Neglect

A failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness.

Negligence

Actions or failure to act or give proper care resulting in injury.

Nondisclosure

Not making known to the public.

Privacy

The personal responsibility and activities done to prevent the intrusion of one person onto another.

Resident's Rights

Rights that have benn written into federal law (OBRA) that identify hiw a resident must be treated while living in a lontlg term care facility.

Vulnerable Adults

Adults who are at risk for abuse or mistreatment because they are not able to protect selves from harm due to mental, emotional, developmental disability, or brain damage; or changes from aging.