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Ethics
Knowledge of right an wrong
Laws
Rules set by the government
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
Law passed by federal government that include minimum standards for nurse trainting, and identifies Residents Rights
Resident Rights
Enforced by OBRA and says we need to treat our residents with quality of life; being informed, dignity, respect, and freedom
ADA (Americans with disability)
Prohibits discrimination of disability people
Neglect
Failure to provide needed care, that in results in physical, mental or emotional harm to a person
Abuse
Purposeful mistreatment that cause physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person
Minimum Data Set (MDS)
Detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents in long term care facilities
Informed Consent
Process in which a person, with a help of a doctor makes informed decisions on her/his healthcare.
Active Neglect
Purposeful failure to provide care resulting in harm to a person
Passive Neglect
Unintentionally failing to provide of care resulting in harm to a person
Negligence
actions or failure to act that result in unintended injury to a person
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, insulting a person, or treating them like a child.
Verbal Abuse
Spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that embarrass, or insult a person
Assault
A threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling feeling fearful that he/she will be harmed.
Battery
Intentional touching of a person without his or her consent
Financial Abuse
Improper or illegal use of a person’s money, possessions, property, or other assets
False imprisonment
Unlawful restraint that affects a person’s freedom of movement
Involuntary Seclusion
The separation of a person against their will
Substance Abuse
Repeated use of legal or illegal substances in a way that is harmful to oneself or others
Mandated Reporters
People who are legally required to report suspected or observed abuse, or neglect.
