Legal Responsibilities Flashcards
(22 cards)
Abandonment
leaving resident unattended
Abuse
the infliction of physical, sexual, or emotional injury or harm
Assault
threat or attempt to injure another is an unlawful manner
Battery
unlawful application of force to the person of another
Conduct
one’s actions in general; behavior
Confidentiality
keeping certain information private except when another person. is authorized to have that information
Consent
permission granted voluntarily by a person is authorized to have that information
Ethical
relating to set of moral principles and values
Ethics
the discipline that addresses what is good and bad and what is a moral duty and obligation
Exploitation
Illegal or improper use of a person’s property or resources to the degree that substantial risk of harm exists
False Imprisonment
Unjustified detention of a perosn
Invasion of privacy
a civil wrong that unlawfully makes public knowledge of any private or personal information nation without the consent of the wronged person
Legal
relating to the law
Libel
a false and malicious publication in writing about an individual or group to a third party
Malpractice
improper or negligent treatment of a resident or patient resulting in damage or injury
Morals
your own personal values
Neglect
failure of person(s) responsible for an individual to provide necessary services to maintain the physical and mental health of the individual when such failure presents an imminent or probable danger to the individual
Perpetrator
person who inflicts harm
Privileged Communication
any personal or private information that is relevant to a resident’s care that the resident have to medical personnel
Negligence
failure to perform in a reasonably prudent manner or by acceptable health care practices
Slander
to make up any oral defamatory false remark about another; spoken words that tend to damage the reputation of another
Value system
behavior related to a pattern of conduct or ideas that is accepted as worthwhile or meaningful
