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Chapter 2
Resident Rights, Ethics, and Laws
Question | Answer |
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OBRA requires that nursing centers provide care in a manner and setting that maintains or improves each person's ________________ or life. | Quality |
The nursing center and their staff cannot interfere with a resident's ___________________. | Rights |
Which resident right allows the person access to all of their records? | Information |
The person has the right to be fully informed of his or her ______________ condition. | Health |
Who do you report requests for information to? | Nurse |
Which resident right gives the resident the right to refuse the care offered by the center? | Refusing Treatment |
A person who does not give ______________ for treatment cannot be treated against his or her wishes. | Consent |
The staff must provide care in a manner that maintains the _______________ of the person's body. | Privacy |
Information about the person's care, treatment and condition is kept __________________________. | Confidential |
Which resident right allows the resident to choose their own doctors, activities, bedtime, clothing and food? | Personal Choice |
Which resident right allows the resident to voice concerns, questions, and complaints about treatment or care? | Grievances |
The resident's right to choose to perform services or jobs for the center is their right to __________________. | Work |
The person has the right to form and take part in resident ____________. | Groups |
Residents have the right to bring items from home to use in their rooms. What is this right called? | Personal Items |
A resident's personal property is __________________ with the person's name. | Labeled |
Do not go through a person's closet or person items without the person's ___________________ and consent. | Knowledge |
The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation is called ________________ | Abuse |
Abuse is a punishment that results in __________________ harm, pain or mental anguish. | Physical |
Abuse is ______________________ a person of the goods or services needed to attain or maintain well-being. | Depriving |
Separating a person from others against his or her will is an example of ______________ ________________. | Involuntary Seclusion |
Involuntary seclusion involves keeping a person _____________ to a certain area. | Confined |
Keeping the person away from his or her ______________ without consent is an example of involuntary seclusion. | Room |
You should always use the person's proper ______________ and title. | Name |
To promote privacy you should always pull the privacy ______________ during care procedures. | Curtain |
Always close the door and ______________ coverings when giving care. | Window |
What should you do before you enter the room? | Knock |
Who is someone who supports or promotes the needs and interest of another person in a long-term care setting? | Ombudsman |
What is the knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct? | Ethics |
What is an unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner? | Negligence |
What do you call negligence by a professional person like nurses, doctors, dentists and pharmacists? | Malpractice |
Standard of _____________ refers to skills, care and judgments required by a health team member under similar conditions. | Care |
What you do or don't do can lead to a ____________ if harm results to the person or property of another. | Lawsuit |
You are legally ___________ for your own actions. | Responsible |
As your supervisor the nurse is ________________ for your actions. | Liable |
What have you committed when you purposely say or do something to trick, fool or deceive a person? | Fraud |
Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent is called? | Assault |
Touching a person't body without his or her consent is called? | Battery |
The person must ________________ to any procedure, treatment or other act that involves touching the body. | Consent |
A legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death is called a ______________. | Will |
Physical ______________ involves inflicting, or threatening to inflict, physical pain or injury. | Abuse |
Failure to provide the person with the goods or services needed is called? | Neglect |
_______________ abuse involves using oral or written words or statements that speak badly, criticize or condemn the person. | Verbal |
The mis-use of an older person's resources (money, property or assets) for the benefit of another is called financial ___________. | Exploitation |
A person who deserts someone they are supposed to give care to is charged with ________________. | Abandonment |
Who should you talk to if you suspect a resident is being abused? | Nurse |
___________________ abuse occurs in relationships when one partner has power and control over another through abuse. | Domestic |