legal implications
The responsibility to know the standards of care and safety according to the law
Liability
name one entity that is exempt from HIPPA rules
Schools, life insurers, and employer.
Who provides the most personal cares to nursing home residents?
CNAs
What is the Residents Bill Of Rights?
State and federal laws that provide long-term care residents the same rights given to all citizens
Is acting in a way that benefits others and promotes their well being.
beneficence
A failure to take reasonable care to avoid causing injury to another person
negligence
What is protected by HIPPA
HIPPA protects patients' health information and sets standards for its use and disclosure-whether electronically, on paper or orally.
What is the purpose of The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
Federal law that requires each state to have state-approved nursing assistant training programs
When is the resident supposed to go through and receive a copy of the residents bill of rights?
Before or during admission into nursing facility
What are personal values?
Someone’s personal beliefs that dictate what they think to be right and wrong
Removing a catheter would be what legal violation
Malpractice
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
How many hours of training are nursing assistant students required to have before completion of the program?
No less than 75 hours
Married couples are not allowed to share the same room if both reside in the same nursing facility
False
What is the code of ethics?
A formal guideline that governs the behavior of caregivers to ensure the welfare of those in their care
when the CNA does not finish an assignment and/or leaves work early without attending to their resident’s needs
Abandonment
A PHI is
Protected Health Information (PHI) refers to sensitive patient information protected under HIPAA.
The federal law that sets the minimum training requirements for nursing assistants.
OBRA
John Doe asks to be called by his first name, John, but you continue to call him Mr. Doe. This doesn’t violate John’s bill of rights.
False, every resident has the right to be called by whichever name they prefer
What is the purpose of ethical behavior?
To promote the health, independence, safety, and quality of life for each resident
Holding the door shut to prevent a resident’s movement, placing a resident in a darkened room as punishment ,and placing a resident away from a call light or communication is an example of …
Involuntary seclusion
A nursing assistant at the request of a nurse practitioner goes up to a patient to get samples, in the waiting room. The patient ask what might be wrong with them and the CNA says 'it’s to check for parasites and bacteria. They then take the patient's information. Is this a violation of HIPPA?
Yes. Patient information cannot be discussed in waiting rooms or in front of others.
After completion of training, within how many days must the state competency be taken?
120 days
The nursing assistant goes into a residents room to invite them to the bingo game that will be starting soon. What should the nursing assistant do if the resident is still sleeping?
Allow the resident to continue to sleep. If the resident is not awake then allow them to sleep
The nursing assistant is having a difficult day. Then the NA walks into someone’s room, the resident asks how his day was and then the NA begins to tell the resident how terrible his day was. Is this appropriate?
No,is not