Ch. 4 Ethics and Laws

Question 1

vulnerable adult

Answer 1

a person 18 years or older who has a disability or condition that causes the person to be at risk or harm

Question 2

standard of care

Answer 2

the skills, care, and judgments required by a health team member under similar conditions

Question 3

slander

Answer 3

making false statements through the spoken word, sounds, sign language, or gestures

Question 4

self-neglect

Answer 4

a person’s behaviors and way of living that threaten the person’s own health, safety, and well being

Question 5

Protected health Information

Answer 5

identifying information and information about the person’s health care that is maintained or sent in any form (paper, electronic, oral)

Question 6

Professional sexual misconduct

Answer 6

A violations of professional interactions with an act, behavior, or comment that is sexual in nature

Question 7

Professional boundary

Answer 7

That which separates helpful actions and behaviors from those that are not helpful

Question 8

Negligence

Answer 8

An unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable or careful manner and a person or that person’s property was harmed

Question 9

Neglect

Answer 9

When a caregiver or responsible person fails to: 1) protect a vulnerable person from harm 2) provide food, water, clothing, shelter, health care, or basic activities of daily living to a vulnerable person

Question 10

Malpractice

Answer 10

Negligence by a professional person

Question 11

Libel

Answer 11

Making false statements in print, writing, through pictures, or drawings, through broadcast, posted online on websites, or through video sites and social media sites

Question 12

Law

Answer 12

A rule of conduct made by a government body

Question 13

Invasion of privacy

Answer 13

violating a person’s right not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent

Question 14

Intimate partner violence (IPV)

Answer 14

Physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, or psychological aggression by a current or former partner

Question 15

Informed consent

Answer 15

the process by which a person receives and understands information about a treatment or procedure and is able to decide to receive or refuse the treatment or procedure

Question 16

fraud

Answer 16

saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person

Question 17

false imprisonment

Answer 17

unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s freedom of movement

Question 18

ethics

Answer 18

knowledge of what is right and wrong conduct

Question 19

elder abuse

Answer 19

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

Question 20

defamation

Answer 20

injuring a person’s name and reputation by making false statements to a third person

Question 21

criminal law

Answer 21

Laws concerned with offense against the public and society in general

Question 22

abuse

Answer 22

The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish

Question 23

assault

Answer 23

intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person’s body without the person’s consent

Question 24

battery

Answer 24

touching a person’s body without consent

Question 25

boundary crossing

Answer 25

A brief act or behavior of being over-involved with the person. The intent of the act or behavior is to meet the person's needs

Question 26

boundary sign

Answer 26

an act, behavior, or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or boundary violation

Question 27

boundary violation

Answer 27

an act or behavior that meets your needs, not the persons

Question 28

child abuse and neglect

Answer 28

the intentional harm or mistreatment of a child under 18 years old that involves: 1) recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caregiver 2) results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation 3) presents a likely or immediate risk for harm

Question 29

civil law

Answer 29

laws concerned with relationship between people

Question 30

crime

Answer 30

an act that violates a criminal law