Law, Ethics and Etiquette
The knowledge of what is right or wrong
What is ethics
___________means purposefully causing physical, mental, emotional financial pain or injury to someone
What is abuse
Providing privacy during all care procedures is an example this
What are Residents Rights
A nursing assistant can share information with this team
What is a care team
A social security number is an example of this
what is PHI (protected health information)
Documenting care accurately and correctly is an example of this
What is professional and ethical behavior by a CNA
Missing hair and teeth are a sign of this.
What is abuse
This type of resident has the longest average stay in long-term care facilities
What are developmentally disabled residents
Many facilities have adopted this formal code which helps their employees deal with issues of what is right and wrong.
What is a Code of Ethics
this order is another way to honor a persons request to not have CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
What is Do not Resuscitate or DNR
Libel is the written form of this
and
Slander is the verbal form of this
What is defamation
Emotional harm done by threatening to harm a patient is a sign of what type of abuse.
What is psychological abuse
This type of nursing may have a negative result of overlooking changes in a residents condition.
what is functional nursing
A nursing assistant must complete how many hours of training that covers topic like basic nursing skills, personal care skills, restorative skills, mental health and social service needs, residents' rights, safety and emergency care, and cognitive impairment.
What is at least 75 hours.
A nursing assistants shows her husband a picture of her favorite resident at a party a work. This is a violation of this act.
What is HIPPA (health insurance portability and accountability act)
This protects society from people or organizations that try to cause harm to them.
What is criminal law
Weight loss is a sign of this type abuse
What is neglect
Returning a residents chart to the proper place is an example of protecting this.
What is protected health information (PHI)
Professional misconduct that results in damage or injury to a person is called this
What is malpractice
This act encouraged people to make decisions about their advanced directives
What is the Patient Self-Determination Act or PSDA
The nursing assistant Code of Ethics revolves around this
What is Valuing the resident and giving High quality of care
This person is the first person a nursing assistant would report suspected abuse to.
Who is the supervisor.
Some of this person's responsibilities are to visit the facility and listen to residents, help settle disputes, and resolve conflicts.
What is an ombudsman
This defines what tasks a nursing assist is legally permitted t to perform as allowed by the state or federal law.
What is scope of practice
This act requires states to keep a registry of current nursing assistants.
What is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or OBRA.