Ethics
OBRA applies to how many states in the United States of America?
What is all 50 states?
The knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
What is ethics?
Made in print
What is libel?
Private affairs exposed or made public without consent
What is invasion of privacy?
Unexplained broken bones, bruising, weight loss, missing hair, broken or missing teeth, recurring injuries, bite marks
What is physical signs of abuse and neglect?
Are advocates for residents in long term care facilites
What is Ombudsman?
An act of behavior that meets your needs, not the persons needs
What is boundary violation?
Separating a person from others against the persons will
What is involuntary seclusion?
The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish
What is abuse?
The process by which a person receives and understands information about a treatment or procedure and is able to decide to receive or refuse the treatment or procedure
What is informed consent?
They identify, investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents
What is Ombudsman?
Harm was not intended
What is unintentional tort?
Abuse or aggression that occurs in a romantic relationship
What is intimate partner violence?
Touching a persons body without consent
What is battery?
A legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death
What is a will?
When was OBRA passed by the US congress?
What is 1987?
Defamation, Libel, Slander, False imprisonment, are all examples
What is intentional tort?
Failure of a caregiver or responsible person to:
Protect a vulnerable person from harm
Provide food, water, clothing, ect
What is neglect?
Refers to identifying information and information about the person's health care that is maintained or sent in any form (paper, electronic, oral).
What is protected health information?
A wrong committed against a person or persons property
What is a tort?
What does OBRA require of all nursing centers?
What is to provide care in a manner and in a setting that maintains or improves each person’s quality of life, health, and safety?
Injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statements
What is defamation?
Improper use of an older persons money, benefits, belongings, property, ect
What is financial abuse?
When the persons behaviors and way of living threaten the persons own health, safety and well being
What is self neglect?
Refers to the skills, care, and judgments required by a health team member under similar conditions
What is standard of care?