Chapter 2: Ethical And Legal Issues

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Abuse

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Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, emotional, or financial pain or injury to a person.

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Active Neglect

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Purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.

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Advance Directives

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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

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A threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he/she will be harmed.

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Battery

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The intentional touching of a person without his/her consent.

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Civil Law

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Private law; law between individuals.

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Criminal Law

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Public Law; law related to commiting a crime against the community.

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Defamation

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Any statement (written or oral) that is not true and injures a person's reputation.

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DNR (Do-Not-Resuscitate)

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An order that tells medical professionals not to perform CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.

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Domestic Violence

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Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family.

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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

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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

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The knowledge of right and wrong; standards of conduct.

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Etiquette

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The code of proper behavior and courtesy in a certain setting.

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False Imprisonment

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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

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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)

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A federal law that sets standards for protecting the privacy of patients' health information.

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Invasion of Privacy

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The violation of the right to be left alone and the right to control person information.

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Incoluntary Seclusion

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The separation of a person from others against the person's will.

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Laws

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Rules set by the government to help protect the public.

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Livel

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Written defamation

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Living Will

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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

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Professional misconduct that results in damage or injury to person.

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Misappropriation

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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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A legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities.

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Passive Neglect

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The unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.

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Physical Abuse

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Any treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm or injury to a person's body.

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Protected Health Information (PHI)

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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

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Emotional harm, caused by threatening, frightening, isolating, intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person.

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Residents' Council

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A group of residents who meet regularly to discuss issues related to the LTC factility.

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Residents' Rights

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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

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Defines the tasks that healthcare providers are legally permitted to perform as allowed by state/federal law.

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Sexual Abuse

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The forcing of unwanted sexual acts or behavior on a person.

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Sexual Harassment

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Any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

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Slander

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Defamation in oral form.

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Substance Abuse

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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

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The use of language that threatens, embarrasses, or insults a person.

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Workplace Violence

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Report to the proper supervisor or proper agency.