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Ch3

Ethics

The knowledge of right and wrong.

Laws

Rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and to ensure order and safety.

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

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.

Minimum Data Set (MDS)

A detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents in long-term care facilities; also details what to do if resident problems are identified.

Residents’ Rights

Numerous rights identified in the OBRA law that relate to how residents must be treated while living in a facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers.

Informed Consent

The process in which a person, with the help of a doctor, makes informed decisions about his or her health care.

Abuse

Purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental, or emotional pain or injury to someone.

Neglect

Harming a person physically, mentally, or emotionally by failing to provide needed care.

Malpractice

Injury to a person due to professional misconduct through negligence, carelessness, or lack of skill.

Physical Abuse

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

Psychological Abuse

Emotional harm caused by threatening, scaring, humiliating, intimidating, isolating, or insulting a person, or by treating him as a child.

Verbal Abuse

The use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or insult a person.

Sexual Abuse

The forcing of a person to perform or participate in sexual acts against his or her will.

Financial Abuse

The act of stealing, taking advantage of, or improperly using the money, property, or other assets of another person.

Assault

The act of threatening to touch a person without his or her permission.

Battery

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

Domestic Violence

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

Workplace Violence

Verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by residents or other staff members.

False Imprisonment

The unlawful restraint of someone which affects the person’s freedom of movement.

Involuntary Seclusion

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

Sexual Harassment

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

Substance Abuse

The use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that is harmful to the abuser or to others.

Active Neglect

The purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in harm to a person.

Passive Neglect

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

Negligence

Actions, or the failure to act or provide the proper care, that result in unintended injury to a person.

Mandated Reporters

People who are legally required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect.

Ombudsman

The legal advocate for residents; helps resolve disputes and settle conflicts.

Confidentiality

The legal and ethical principle of keeping information private.

Protected Health Information (PHI)

A person’s private health information, which includes name, address, telephone number, social security number, email address, and medical record number.