Chapter 2 Flashcards
abuse
The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation (to threaten, to hurt or punish), or punishment that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish; depriving the person (or the person’s caretaker) 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
brief act or behavior outside the helpful zone
boundary sign
An act, behavior, or thought that warns of a boundary crossing or violation
boundary violation
An act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person’s
civil law
Laws concerned with relationships between people
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 statements to a third person
ethics
Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
false imprisonment
Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s freedom of movement
fraud
Saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person
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
involuntary seclusion
Separating a person from others against his or her will, keeping the person confined to a certain area, or keeping the person away from his or her room without consent
law
rule of conduct made by a government body
libel
Making false statements in print, writing, or through pictures or drawings
malpractice
Negligence by a professional person
neglect
Failure to provide the person with the goods or services needed to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness
negligence
An unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and a person or the person’s property was harmed
ombudsman
Someone who supports or promotes the needs and interests of another person
professional boundary
That which separates helpful behaviors from behaviors 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 main tained or sent in any form (paper, electronic, oral)
representative
Any person who has the legal right to act on the resident’s behalf when he or she cannot do so for himself or herself
self-neglect
A person’s behaviors that threaten his or her health and safety
slander
Making false statements orally
standard of care
The skills, care, and judgments required by a health team member under similar conditions
tort
wrong committed against a person or the person’s property
treatment
The care provided to maintain or restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms
vulnerable adult
A person 18 years old or older who has a disability or condition that puts him or her at risk to be wounded, attacked, or damaged
will
A legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death
DON
Director of nursing
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
OBRA
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
