Legal And Ethical Issues

Question 0

What are residents rights

Answer 0

Guidelines concerning the rights of residents of long term care facilities

Question 1

What are patients rights ?

Answer 1

Guidelines established to protect patients who receive care

Question 2

What is a civil law

Answer 2

Civil laws are convened with relationships between individuals

Question 3

What are criminal laws

Answer 3

Criminal laws are concerned with the individual and society as a whole

Question 4

What is a decision making capacity

Answer 4

The ability to make a thoughtful decision based on an understanding of potential risks and benefits of taking a certain course of action (People WITH DEMENTIA go through THIS )

Question 5

What is an advanced directive?

Answer 5

A document that allows a person to make his or her wides regarding health care known to family members and health care workers in case there’s a time where decision can no longer be made by person

Question 6

The person who is responsible for making decisions on a persons behalf is called?

Answer 6

Health care agent

Question 7

What is a tort?

Answer 7

A wrong doing

Question 8

What is an unintentional tort?

Answer 8

When someone causes harm or injury to another person without intent to cause harm

Question 9

What is malpractice?

Answer 9

Negligence commuted by people who hold licenses to practice their profession

Question 10

What is defamation?

Answer 10

Making untrue statements about another persons reputation

Question 11

What is assault

Answer 11

Assault is threatening or attempting to touch a person without his consent

Question 12

What is battery?

Answer 12

Touching a person without consent

Question 13

What is fraud ?

Answer 13

Fraud is deception the could cause harm to another person

Question 14

What is false imprisonment ?

Answer 14

Confining another person against their will

Question 15

What is invasion of privacy ?

Answer 15

Violating another persons right to keep certain information and aspects of himself away from examination of others

Question 16

What is confidentiality?

Answer 16

Keeping personal information that someone shares with you to yourself

Question 17

What is HIPPA

Answer 17

HIPPA is a federal privacy regulation that helps keep personal info about patients and residents private

Question 18

What is larceny?

Answer 18

Larceny is stealing

Question 19

What is abuse

Answer 19

The reporter over and deliberate infliction of injury on another person

Question 20

What are the five types of abuse

Answer 20

Physical
Neglect
Psychological 
Sexual
Financial

Question 21

What are ethics

Answer 21

Morals or principles that govern conduct

Question 22

What are values?

Answer 22

A cherished belief or principle

Question 23

What are the six professional ethics ?

Answer 23

Beneficence 
Nonmalefience
Justice
Fidelity
Autonomy
Confidentially

Question 24

What is beneficence ?

Answer 24

Doing good for those in your care by preventing harm and promoting health and welfare of the person above all else

Question 25

What is nonmaleficence ?

Answer 25

Avoid harming those in your care , use kindness and gentleness

Question 26

What is justice ?

Answer 26

Treat people fairly and equally regardless of race , religion culture disability or ability to pay

Question 27

What is fidelity

Answer 27

Act with integrity to earn others trust

Question 28

Autonomy what is it ?

Answer 28

Respect a persons rights and personal preference