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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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Abuse

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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

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Assault

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

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Battery

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Touching a person’s body without his or her consent

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Boundary crossing

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A brief act or behavior outside the helpful zone

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Boundary sign

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

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Boundary violation

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An act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person’s

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Civil law

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Laws concerned with relationships between people

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Crime

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An act that violates a criminal law

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Criminal law

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Laws concerned with officers against the public and society In general

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Defamation

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

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Ethics

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Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct

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False imprisonment

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Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s freedom and movement

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Fraud

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

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Invasion of privacy

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

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Involuntary seclusion

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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

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Law

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A rule of conduct made by a government body

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Libel

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Making false statements in print, writing, through pictures or drawings

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Malpractice

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Negligence by a professional person

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Neglect

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Failure to provide the person with the goods or services needed to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness

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Negligence

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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

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Ombudsman

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Someone who supports or promotes the needs and interest of another person

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Professional boundary

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That which separates helpful behaviors from behaviors that are not helpful

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Professional sexual misconduct

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An act, behavior, or comment that is sexual in nature

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Protected health information

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

25
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Representative

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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

26
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Self-neglect

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A person’s behaviors that threaten his or her health and safety

27
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Slander

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Making false statements orally

28
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Standard of care

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

29
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Tort

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A wrong committed against a person or the person’s property

30
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Treatment

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The care provided to maintain or restore health, improve function, or relieve symptoms

31
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Vulnerable adult

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A person 18 years or older who has a disability or condition that puts him or her at risk to be wounded, attacked , or damaged

32
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Will

A

A legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death

33
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OBRA is a

a. State law
b. Federal law
c. State agency
d. Federal agency

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b. Federal law

34
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A son has the legal right to act on his mother’s behalf. The son is his mother’s legal

a. Ombudsman
b. Representative
c. Caregiver
d. Health care provider

A

b. Representative

35
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A daughter wants to read her father’s medical record. What should you do?

a. Giver her the medical record
b. Ask the resident if you can give the daughter the medical record
c. Tell the nurse
d. Tell her that she cannot do so

A

c. Tell the nurse

36
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A resident refuses to have a shower. What should you do?

a. Tell her that she cannot refuse a shower
b. Tell her daughter
c. Giver her a bath instead
d. Tell the nurse

A

d. Tell the nurse

37
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A resident has a phone in his room. He wants to make a phone call. What should you do?

a. Leave the room
b. Tell the nurse
c. Ask him to use the phone at the nurses’ station
d. Close the privacy curtain so you can stay in the room to finish your tasks

A

a. Leave the room

38
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Who decides how to style a person’s hair?

a. The person
b. The nurse
c. You
d. The ombudsman

A

a. The person

39
Q

Residents do not have a right to

a. A private room
b. Refuse treatment
c. contact an ombudsman
d. Make personal choices

A

a. A private room

40
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Residents have the right to be free from the following except

a. Disease
b. Abuse
c. Involuntary seclusion
d. Neglect

A

a. Disease

41
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Who selects activities for the resident’s

a. The nurse
b. You
c. The person’s representative
d. The person

A

d. The person

42
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A long-term care ombudsman

a. Is employed by the nursing center
b. Investigates resident complaints
c. Grants a nursing center a license or certification
d. Can prevent a resident from leaving the center

A

b. Investigates resident complaints

43
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Which action does not promote a person’s dignity?

a. Restraining the person
b. Providing privacy during personal care
c. Making sure the person has needed assist devices
d. Listening to the person

A

a. Restraining the person

44
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Which is the correct way to address a person?

a. ‘’ Hello, sweetie ‘’
b. ‘’ Hello, Mr. Smith ‘’
c. ‘’ Hello, Jim ‘’
d. ‘‘Hello, Grandpa ‘’

A

b. ‘’ Hello, Mr. Smith ‘’

45
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Which does not promote dignity or privacy?

a. Knocking before entering the person’s room
b. Closing the bathroom door when the person uses the bathroom
c. Assisting with bathing and hygiene preferences
d. Moving the person’s items as you prefer

A

d. Moving the person’s items as you prefer

46
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Ethics is

a. Making judgments before you have the facts
b. Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
c. A behavior that meets your needs, not the person’s
d. Skills, care, and judgments required of a health team member

A

b. Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct

47
Q

Which is ethical behavior?

a. Sharing information about a resident with your family
b. Accepting gifts from a resident’s family
c. Reporting errors
d. Calling your family before answering a call light

A

c. Reporting errors

48
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To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must

a. Help the person
b. Meet your needs
c. Be biased
d. Show that you care

A

a. Help the person

49
Q

Which is not a crime?

a. Abuse
b. Murder
c. Negligence
d. Robbery

A

c. Negligence

50
Q

Threatening to touch the person’s body without the person’s consent is

a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Defamation
d. False imprisonment

A

a. Assault

51
Q

Restraining a person’s freedom of movement is

a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Defamation
d. False imprisonment

A

d. False imprisonment

52
Q

Photos of Mr. Blue are shown to others without his consent. This is

a. Battery
b. Fraud
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Malpractice

A

c. Invasion of privacy

53
Q

A person asks if you are a nurse. You answer ‘’ yes ‘’. This is

a. Negligence
b. Fraud
c. Libel
d. Slander

A

b. Fraud

54
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Informed consent is when the person

a. Fully understands all aspects of his or her treatment
b. Signs a consent form
c. Is admitted to the center
d. Decides how to distribute property after his or her death

A

a. Fully understands all aspects of his or her treatment

55
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Which is not a sign of elder abuse?

a. Stiff joints and joint pain
b. Old and new bruises
c. Poor personal hygiene
d. Frequent injuries

A

a. stiff joints and joint pain

56
Q

These statements are about domestic abuse. Which is true?

a. It always involves physical harm
b. It always involves violence
c. One partner has control over the other partner
d. Only one type of abuse is usually present

A

c. One partner has control over the other partner

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