Chapter 3 Understanding Legal And Ethical Aspects Of Healthcare

Question 1

Laws

Answer 1

Rules established by a governing authority to protect citizens from harm and provide a framework for resolving conflict

Question 2

Ombudsman

Answer 2

Advocate for nursing homes and resident and family members to resolve problems of quality of care

Question 3

Advocate

Answer 3

To speak up

Question 4

Informed consent

Answer 4

Before going into procedure or treatment make sure the person decision is in form. Based on understanding of the benefits and risk associated with the proposed treatment or procedure

Question 5

Ethics

Answer 5

Moral principles or standards that we used to decide the correct action to take

Question 6

Living will

Answer 6

A legal document that gives is his specific directions about what steps the healthcare team should or should not take too prologue the person’s life when death seems near. When a persons wish are not known a healthcare provider must assume that the person would want life sustaining treatment initiated

Question 7

Abuse

Answer 7

Is willful inflicted of injury or harm to another

Question 8

Emotional abuse

Answer 8

Degrading, belittling or threatening another person

Question 9

Sexual abuse

Answer 9

Forcing the person to take part in sexual activities of any kind

Question 10

Assault

Answer 10

Is an action that causes a person to fear being touched in a harmful or unwanted or unwelcome in way

Question 11

Battery

Answer 11

Is actually touching another person in a harmful harmful or unwelcoming way

Question 12

Exploitation

Answer 12

Taking or miss using another money or assets

Question 13

larceny

Answer 13

is theft forgery

Question 14

Negligence

Answer 14

Is failure to do what a responsible and careful person it would be expected to do in a given situation

Question 15

Fraud

Answer 15

Lying to gain profit or advantage

Question 16

Neglect

Answer 16

Failing to provide for a dependent persons basic needs

Question 17

Advanced directive’s medical versus financial medical

Answer 17

Legal document stating how the person wants decisions made if he or she is unable to make or communicate these decisions independently in the future

Question 18

Durable power of attorney of healthcare

Answer 18

A legal document that gives a that gives the person responsibility for making decisions on the person’s behalf to someone else’s such as family members in case the person becomes unable to make these decisions on her own behalf