Legal & Ethical Issues, C4; P-LQ, WB Flashcards
W2, 9/4-9
Justice
treating people fairly & equally
regardless of race, religion, culture, disability, or ability to pay
Treating people fairly & equally regardless of race, religion, culture, disability, or ability to pay is called ________.
Justice
Beneficence
doing good for those in your care
by preventing harm & promoting the health & welfare of the person
Doing good for those in your care (by preventing harm & promoting the health & welfare of the person) is called ______________.
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
Avoiding harming those in your care & using kindness & gentleness when administering care
Using kindness & gentleness when administering care & avoiding harming those in your care is called ___________________.
Nonmaleficence
Fidelity
acting with integrity to earn others’ trust
Acting with integrity to earn others’ trust is called ________.
Fidelity
Autonomy
respecting a person’s rights & personal preferences
Respecting a person’s rights & personal preferences is called ____________.
Autonomy
Confidentiality
maintaining a person’s privacy
by allowing the person to discuss sensitive issues with the knowledge that the information will be kept secret
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
Confidentiality
A NA must be aware of others who may ______ from Patients/Residents & should report any ________ according to policy.
steal, suspicions
NAs are required by law to report their suspicions of _______ of anyone.
abuse
________ Laws are concerned with relationship between individual & society as a whole.
Criminal
Criminal Law
concerned with relationship between individual & society as a whole
Civil Law
law type; addresses relationships between people
____ Law addresses relationships between people.
Civil
The greater the person’s extent of __________, the higher the risk for abuse or/& neglect.
disability
The greater the person’s extent of disability, the higher the risk for _________ or/& _________.
abuse, neglect
Neglect is failing to provide for one’s basic __________ needs.
physical
Neglect
failure to provide for a dependent person’s basic physical needs
A ___ is a Civil Law violation.
Tort
Tort
Civil Law violation
Intentional Tort
violation of Civil Law committed by a person with the intent to do harm
Violation of Civil Law committed by a person with the intent to do harm is called __________ ____.
Intentional Tort
Unintentional Tort occurs when . . .
. . . someone causes harm/injury to another or another’s property without intent to cause harm.
An ______________ _____ occurs when someone causes harm/injury to another or another’s property without intent to cause harm.
Unintentional Tort
Ethics determine the difference between right & wrong where the ___ fears to tread.
law
______ are moral principles/standards that govern conduct.
Ethics
Ethics
moral principles/standards that govern conduct
_________ standards are less rigid/prescriptive than laws.
Ethical
Ethical standards are less _____/_________ than laws.
rigid/prescriptive
Withholding CPR for a patient with a terminal condition can be considered an __________ issue.
ethical
Withholding CPR for a patient with a _________ condition can be considered an ethical issue.
terminal
Leaving a Resident sitting on a commode unattended to do another task is ___________.
Negligence
Patients’/Residents’ rights include the right to ________ & ____________.
privacy, confidentiality
___________ abuse would be documented if a NA threatens a Resident with harm.
Psychological
Malpractice
Negligence committed by people who hold Licenses to practice their profession
____________ is Negligence committed by people who hold Licenses to practice their profession.
Malpractice
AHA stands for . . .
American Hospital Association
______ & ______ provide guidance to HCP.
Laws, ethics
Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to ____-______ hospital care.
high-quality
Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to a _____ & _____ environment.
clean, safe
Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to _____________ in his/er care.
involvement
Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to __________ protection.
privacy
Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to ___________ to leave the hospital.
preparing
Because of The Patient Care Partnership, Patients have the right to help with the _______ & filing __________ claims.
bill, insurance
According to Resident Rights under OBRA, P/R must have their RR presented in a ___________ they understand.
language
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
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
DPoA/HCA is a type of ________ ________.
Advance Directive
_________ ________ __ __________/______ _________ ________, 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
_________ ________ __ __________/______ _________ ________ is responsible for making decisions on the P/R’s behalf.
DPoA/HCA
In every sense, DPoA & HCA are the . . .
. . . same.
DPoA stands for . . .
. . . Durable Power of Attorney.
HCA stands for . . .
. . . Health Care Agent.
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
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
Enforcing laws ________ citizens’ basic human rights.
preserve
Enforcing laws help settle disputes in ________, ______ ways.
civilized, orderly
Slander is ____ statements that hurt another’s reputation.
oral
Slander
oral statements that hurt another’s reputation
____________ is making untrue statements that hurt another’s reputation.
Defamation
Defamation
making untrue statements that hurt another’s reputation
_______ is written untrue statements that hurt another’s reputation.
Libel
Libel
written untrue statements that hurt another’s reputation
____________ is threatening/attempting to touch a person without his/er consent, causing him/er to fear bodily harm.
Assault
Assault
threatening/attempting to touch a person without his/er consent, causing him/er to fear bodily harm
_______ is touching a person without his/er consent.
Battery
Battery
touching a person without his/er consent
_________ is deception that could cause harm to another.
Fraud
Fraud
deception that could cause harm to another
___________ ____________ is confining someone against his/er will.
False Imprisonment
False Imprisonment
confining someone against his/er will
__________ _________ is violating another’s right to keep certain information/aspects of him/erself away from the examination of others.
Privacy Invasion
Privacy Invasion
violating another’s right to keep certain information/aspects of him/erself away from the examination of others
________ is stealing.
Larceny
Larceny
stealing
HIPAA stands for . . .
. . . Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act.
HIPAA is a federal __________ _________ that helps keep one’s protected health information ________ & ______.
privacy regulation, private, secure
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act is a . . .
. . . federal privacy regulation that helps to keep a person’s protected health information private & secure.
HIPPA regulates who has the right to ____ a person’s medical records, data, or other private information.
view
_______ ________ ___________ & ___________ ___ regulates who has the right to view a person’s medical records, data, or other private information.
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
_________ _______ ________ & ______________ ___ 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
HIPAA sets standards on how a person’s protected health information is to be ________ & ___________ from one place to another.
stored, transmitted
__________ _______ ________ & ___________ ___ requires health care organizations set policies that allow P/R to have access to his/er medical records.
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
HIPAA requires health care organizations set policies that allow P/R to have access to his/er ________ _________.
medical records
_______-________ ___________ is the ability to make a thoughtful decision based on an understanding of potential risks/benefits of that action.
Decision-Making Capacity
Decision-Making Capacity
ability to make a thoughtful decision based on an understanding of potential risks/benefits of that action
ANA stands for . . .
. . . American Nursing Association.
The NA’s ethics code falls within the ANA ________ ____ code.
nursing ethics
Each individual is considered __________ & held __________ for his/er own actions in accordance with the law. This responsibility is known as Liability.
responsible, accountable
Each individual is considered responsible & held accountable for his/er own actions in accordance with the law. This responsibility is known as _________.
Liability
