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Legal & Ethical Issues, C4; P-LQ, WB Flashcards

W2, 9/4-9

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Justice

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treating people fairly & equally

regardless of race, religion, culture, disability, or ability to pay

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Treating people fairly & equally regardless of race, religion, culture, disability, or ability to pay is called ________.

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Justice

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Beneficence

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doing good for those in your care

by preventing harm & promoting the health & welfare of the person

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Doing good for those in your care (by preventing harm & promoting the health & welfare of the person) is called ______________.

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Beneficence

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Nonmaleficence

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Avoiding harming those in your care & using kindness & gentleness when administering care

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Using kindness & gentleness when administering care & avoiding harming those in your care is called ___________________.

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Nonmaleficence

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Fidelity

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acting with integrity to earn others’ trust

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Acting with integrity to earn others’ trust is called ________.

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Fidelity

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Autonomy

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respecting a person’s rights & personal preferences

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Respecting a person’s rights & personal preferences is called ____________.

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Autonomy

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Confidentiality

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maintaining a person’s privacy

by allowing the person to discuss sensitive issues with the knowledge that the information will be kept secret

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Maintaining a person’s privacy ^ is called _______________.

by allowing the person to discuss sensitive issues with the knowledge that the information will be kept secret

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Confidentiality

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A NA must be aware of others who may ______ from Patients/Residents & should report any ________ according to policy.

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steal, suspicions

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NAs are required by law to report their suspicions of _______ of anyone.

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abuse

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________ Laws are concerned with relationship between individual & society as a whole.

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Criminal

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Criminal Law

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concerned with relationship between individual & society as a whole

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Civil Law

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law type; addresses relationships between people

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____ Law addresses relationships between people.

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Civil

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The greater the person’s extent of __________, the higher the risk for abuse or/& neglect.

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disability

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The greater the person’s extent of disability, the higher the risk for _________ or/& _________.

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abuse, neglect

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Neglect is failing to provide for one’s basic __________ needs.

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physical

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Neglect

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failure to provide for a dependent person’s basic physical needs

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A ___ is a Civil Law violation.

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Tort

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Tort

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Civil Law violation

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Intentional Tort
violation of Civil Law committed by a person with the intent to do harm
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Violation of Civil Law committed by a person with the intent to do harm is called __________ ____.
Intentional Tort
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Unintentional Tort occurs when . . .
. . . someone causes harm/injury to another or another’s property without intent to cause harm.
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An ______________ _____ occurs when someone causes harm/injury to another or another’s property without intent to cause harm.
Unintentional Tort
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Ethics determine the difference between right & wrong where the ___ fears to tread.
law
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______ are moral principles/standards that govern conduct.
Ethics
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Ethics
moral principles/standards that govern conduct
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_________ standards are less rigid/prescriptive than laws.
Ethical
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Ethical standards are less _____/_________ than laws.
rigid/prescriptive
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Withholding CPR for a patient with a terminal condition can be considered an __________ issue.
ethical
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Withholding CPR for a patient with a _________ condition can be considered an ethical issue.
terminal
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Leaving a Resident sitting on a commode unattended to do another task is ___________.
Negligence
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Patients'/Residents' rights include the right to ________ & ____________.
privacy, confidentiality
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___________ abuse would be documented if a NA threatens a Resident with harm.
Psychological
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Malpractice
Negligence committed by people who hold Licenses to practice their profession
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____________ is Negligence committed by people who hold Licenses to practice their profession.
Malpractice
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AHA stands for . . .
American Hospital Association
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______ & ______ provide guidance to HCP.
Laws, ethics
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to ____-______ hospital care.
high-quality
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to a _____ & _____ environment.
clean, safe
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to _____________ in his/er care.
involvement
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to __________ protection.
privacy
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to ___________ to leave the hospital.
preparing
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Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to help with the _______ & filing __________ claims.
bill, insurance
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According to Resident Rights under OBRA, P/R must have their RR presented in a ___________ they understand.
language
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Advance Directive
document that allows one to make his/er wishes (regarding health care) known (to family members & HCP) in case s/he can't make those wishes known
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A ___________ __________ is a document that allows one to make his/er wishes (regarding health care) known (to family members & HCP) in case s/he can't make those wishes known.
Advance Directive
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DPoA/HCA is a type of ________ ________.
Advance Directive
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_________ ________ __ __________/______ _________ ________, a type of Advance Directive, transfers responsibility for making medical decisions from the P/R to a family member, friend, or other trusted individual on the P/R's behalf.
DPoA/HCA
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_________ ________ __ __________/______ _________ ________ is responsible for making decisions on the P/R's behalf.
DPoA/HCA
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In every sense, DPoA & HCA are the . . .
. . . same.
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DPoA stands for . . .
. . . Durable Power of Attorney.
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HCA stands for . . .
. . . Health Care Agent.
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A Living Will allows one to give _________ about what medical treatments s/he would or wouldn't want done in an effort to ______ his/er life.
instructions, prolong
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Living Will
allows person to give instructions about what medical treatments s/he would or wouldn't want done in an effort to prolong his/er life
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Enforcing laws ________ citizens' basic human rights.
preserve
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Enforcing laws help settle disputes in ________, ______ ways.
civilized, orderly
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Slander is ____ statements that hurt another's reputation.
oral
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Slander
oral statements that hurt another's reputation
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____________ is making untrue statements that hurt another's reputation.
Defamation
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Defamation
making untrue statements that hurt another's reputation
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_______ is written untrue statements that hurt another's reputation.
Libel
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Libel
written untrue statements that hurt another's reputation
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____________ is threatening/attempting to touch a person without his/er consent, causing him/er to fear bodily harm.
Assault
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Assault
threatening/attempting to touch a person without his/er consent, causing him/er to fear bodily harm
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_______ is touching a person without his/er consent.
Battery
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Battery
touching a person without his/er consent
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_________ is deception that could cause harm to another.
Fraud
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Fraud
deception that could cause harm to another
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___________ ____________ is confining someone against his/er will.
False Imprisonment
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False Imprisonment
confining someone against his/er will
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__________ _________ is violating another’s right to keep certain information/aspects of him/erself away from the examination of others.
Privacy Invasion
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Privacy Invasion
violating another’s right to keep certain information/aspects of him/erself away from the examination of others
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________ is stealing.
Larceny
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Larceny
stealing
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HIPAA stands for . . .
. . . Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act.
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HIPAA is a federal __________ _________ that helps keep one's protected health information ________ & ______.
privacy regulation, private, secure
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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act is a . . .
. . . federal privacy regulation that helps to keep a person’s protected health information private & secure.
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HIPPA regulates who has the right to ____ a person’s medical records, data, or other private information.
view
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_______ ________ ___________ & ___________ ___ regulates who has the right to view a person's medical records, data, or other private information.
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
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_________ _______ ________ & ______________ ___ sets standards on how a person’s protected health information is to be stored & transmitted from one place to another.
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
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HIPAA sets standards on how a person’s protected health information is to be ________ & ___________ from one place to another.
stored, transmitted
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__________ _______ ________ & ___________ ___ requires health care organizations set policies that allow P/R to have access to his/er medical records.
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
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HIPAA requires health care organizations set policies that allow P/R to have access to his/er ________ _________.
medical records
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_______-________ ___________ is the ability to make a thoughtful decision based on an understanding of potential risks/benefits of that action.
Decision-Making Capacity
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Decision-Making Capacity
ability to make a thoughtful decision based on an understanding of potential risks/benefits of that action
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ANA stands for . . .
. . . American Nursing Association.
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The NA's ethics code falls within the ANA ________ ____ code.
nursing ethics
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Each individual is considered __________ & held __________ for his/er own actions in accordance with the law. This responsibility is known as Liability.
responsible, accountable
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Each individual is considered responsible & held accountable for his/er own actions in accordance with the law. This responsibility is known as _________.
Liability

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