Chapter 5 Vocab Flashcards
Abuse
Willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, or punishment that results in physical pain/harm or mental anguish; depriving the person (or caregiver) the goods or services needed to attain or maintain well-being
Assault
Intentionally attempting to touch someone without consent
If you think about it… that could be taken radically..
Boundary crossing
Brief act/behavior of being over-involved with a person; The intent of the act/behavior is to meet the person’s needs
(Going too far to “help out”)
Boundary sign
Acts, behaviors, or thoughts that warn of a boundary crossing/violation
Boundary violation
An act/behavior that meets your needs, not the person’s
Child abuse/neglect
Intentional harm of a child under 18; involves any recent failure to act on part of parent/caregiver; results in death, serious harm, sex abuse or exploitation; and presents a likely or immediate risk for harm
Civil law
Laws concerned about relationships between people
Code of ethics
Rules/standards of conduct for people to follow
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/reputation by making false statements to third person
Elder abuse
Any knowing, intentional, negligent act by caregiver to elderly that can cause harm/injury
Ethics
Knowledge of right/wrong conduct
False imprisonment
Unlawful restraint/restriction of a person’s freedom of movement
Fraud
Saying/doing something to deceive someone
Intimate partner violence (IPV)
Physical, sexual, psychological harm by current/former partner/spouse
Invasion of privacy
Violating a person’s right not to have personal info exposed to public without consent
Law
A rule of conduct made by government body
Libel
Making false statements in print, writing, pictures, broadcast, or social medias
Malpractice
Negligence by a professional person
Neglect
Failure of responsible persons to provide food, shelter, health care, or protection for a vulnerable elder
Negligence
Unintentional wrong where someone acted unreasonable and a person/their property was harmed
Professional boundary
Separates helpful from not helpful behaviors
Professional sexual misconduct
Act, behavior, comment that’s sexual in nature
Protected health information
Identifying info about the person’s health care that sent in any form (paper, electronic, ect)
Self-neglect
Person’s behaviors or way of living that threaten their own health, safety, well-being
Slander
Making false statements through spoken word, sounds, sign language or gestures
Standard of care
Skills, care, and judgements required by health team member
Tort
Wrong committed against a person or their property
Vulnerable adult
18yrs> with disability/condition that makes them at risk of wounds, attacks, or damages
Will
Legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death
CDC (abbreviation)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIPPA (Abbreviation)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
IPV (Abbreviation)
Intimate Partner Violence
OBRA (Abbreviation)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
