chapter 3 Flashcards
NA makes fun of the way one of her residents speaks english when she is at home with her husband
ethical
NA takes a book from a resident with dementia to give to her friend
legal
NA is 10min late for work her supervisor does not notice and imani doesn’t tell her
ethical
rachel is having trouble completing procedures on time. she is afraid of losing her job so she makes up a blood pressure reading on a resident’s chart
legal
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act OBRA sets minimum standards for
NA training
according to OBRA NAs must complete at least ____ hours of training and pass a competency evaluation before they can be employed
75hrs
which of the following topics is required by OBRA to be covered during NA training
promoting residents’ legal rights
the minimum data set MDS is a system
assessing residents and solving resident problems
how often must a new MDS be completed for each resident
any time there is a major change in a resident’s condition
activities or failure to act or provide proper care resulting in unintended injury to a person
abuse
a threat resulting in a person feeling fearful that they will be harmed
assault
intentional touching of a person without their consent
battery
physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or a family members
domestic violence
unlawful restraint that affects a person’s freedom of movement
false imprisonment
improper or illegal use of a person’s money, possessions, property, or other assets
financial abuse
the separation of a person from others against the person’s will
involuntary seclusion
injury caused by professional misconduct through negligence carelessness or lack of skill
malpractice
failure to provide needed care that results in physical mental or emotional harm to a person
neglect
actions or failure to act or provide proper care resulting unintended injury to a person
negligence
any treatment intentional or unintentional that causes harm to a person’s body includes slapping bruising, cutting, burning, physically restraining, pushing, shoving, and rough handling
physical abuse
emotional harm caused by threatening scaring humiliating intimidating isolating or insulting a person or by treating the person as a child
psychological abuse
consensual sexual contact of any type
sexual abuse
any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating hostile or offensive working environment
sexual harassment
repeated use of legal or illegal drugs cigarettes or alcohol in a way that harms oneself or others
substance abuse
what are mandated reporters
people who are legally required to report abuse or neglect
if a resident wants to make a complaint of abuse what must an NA do
NA must assist them in every way; includes telling them about the process and their rights
when performing a procedure on a resident the NA should
explain the procedure fully before performing it
which of the following would be the best response by a NA if a resident refuses to take a bath
the NA should respect the resident’s wishes, but report the refusal to the nurse
a NA husband asks her to tell him some personal details about one of her residents. the best response by the NA would be to
explain that she cannot talk about the resident
if an NA suspects a resident is being abused she should
report it to the nurse immediately
