CNA Chapter 2 Flashcards
a threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he or she will be harmed.
assault
an abbreviation for do-no-resuscitate; an order that tells medical professionals not to perform CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
DNR
a legal document that appoints someone to make the medical decisions for a person in the event he or she becomes unable to do so.
Durable power of attorney for health care
unlawful restraint that affects a person’s freedom of movement; includes both the threat of being physically restrained and actually being physically restrained.
False imprisonments
improper or illegal use of a person’s money, possessions, property, or other assets.
Financial abuse
an abbreviation for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; a federal law that sets standards for protecting the privacy of patients’ health information.
HIPAA
a document that states the medical care a person wants, or does not want, in case he or she becomes unable to make those decisions.
Living will
people who are required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect due to their regular contact with vulnerable populations, such as the elderly in long-term care facilities.
Mandated reporters
the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or improper use of a resident’s belongings or money without the resident’s consent.
misappropriation
failure to provide necessary care or services, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.
neglect
an abbreviation for Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents; helps define a NA’s scope of practice.
OBRA
a legal advocate for residents in long-term care facilities.
ombudsman
any treatment, intentional or not, that causes harm or injury to a person’s body.
physical abuse
emotional harm caused by threatening, frightening, isolating, intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person.
psychological abuse
rights identified in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) that relate to how residents must be treated while living in a long-term care facility; they provide an ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers.
Residents rights
