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Nursing Assistants
Ethics and Laws CH 5
Term | Definition |
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abuse | The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish |
abuse | Depriving the person (or the person's caregiver) of the goods or services needed to attain or maintain well-being |
assault | Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent |
battery | Touching a person's body without his or her consent |
boundary crossing | A brief act of behavior of being over-involved with the person. The intent of the act or behavior is to meet the person's needs |
boundary sign | An act, behavior, or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or boundary violation |
boundary violation | An act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person's |
child abuse and neglect | The intentional harm or mistreatment of a child under 18 years old |
child abuse and neglect | Involves any recent act or failure to act on the part of parent or caregiver |
child abuse and neglect | Results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation |
child abuse and neglect | Presents a likely or immediate risk for harm |
civil law | Laws concerned with relationships between people |
code of ethics | Rules, or standards of conduct, for group members to follow |
crime | An act that violates a criminal law |
criminal law | Laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general |
defamation | Injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statement to a third person |
elder abuse | Any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person to an older adult that causes harm or serious risk of harm |
ethics | Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct |
false imprisonment | Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom or movement |
fraud | Saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person |
informed consent | The process by which a person receives and understands information about a treatment or procedure and is able to decide if she or she will receive it |
intimate partners violence (IPV) | Physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, or psychological aggression by a current or former partner |
invasion of privacy | Violating a person's right not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent |
law | A rule conduct made by the government body |
libel | Making false statements in print, in writing (including email and text messages), through pictures or drawings, through broadcast, posted on-line on websites, or through video sites and social media sites |
malpractice | Negligence by a professional person |
neglect | When a caregiver or responsible person fails to: protect a vulnerable person from harm; provide food water, clothing, shelter, health care, and other activities of daily living to a vulnerable person |
negligence | An unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a person on the person's property was harmed |
professional boundary | That which separates helpful action and behaviors form those that are not helpful |
professional sexual misconduct | An act, behavior, or comment that is sexual in nature |
protected health information | Identifying information and information about the person's health care that is maintained or sent in any form (paper, electronic, oral) |
self-neglect | A person's behaviors and way of living that threaten his or her health, safety, and well-being |
slander | Making false statements through the spoken word, sounds, sign language, or gestures |
standard of care | The skills, care, and judgements required by a health team member under similar conditions |
tort | A wrong committed against a person or the person's property |
vulnerable adult | A person 18 years old or older who has a disability or condition that makes him or her at risk to be wounded, attached, or damaged |
will | A legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 |
IPV | Intimate partner violence |
OBRA | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 |