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1
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Who should the CNA discuss pt info with?

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Only discuss pt info w/ specific members of the care team

2
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What should you do if you make a mistake?

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report it promptly to the nurse

3
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What idea does the CNA code of ethics revolve around?

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the idea that a resident, patient, or client is a valuable person who deserves ethical care

4
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What is the purpose of OBRA? [STAR]

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to set minimum standards of care for residents and to standardize the training of CNAs

5
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Name 6 functions of OBRA

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  • NATCEP which sets minimum requirements for CNAs [STAR]
  • CNA competency evaluation and continued education
  • state registry of CNAs
  • guidelines for staff requirements and specific services that LTC facilities must provide
  • requires complete assessment of every resident
  • identifies Resident’s Rights
6
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What are Resident’s Rights?

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ethical code of conduct for healthcare workers that specify how residents must be treated

7
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Name some of the Resident’s Rights (12 total) [STAR]

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  • quality of life
  • services and activities to maintain a high level of wellness
  • right to be fully informed about rights and services
  • right to participate in their own care
  • right to make independent choices
  • right to privacy and confidentiality
  • right to dignity, respect, and freedom
  • right to security of possessions
  • rights during transfers and discharges
  • right to complain
  • right to visits
  • rights w/ regard to social services
8
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What is a Resident’s Council?

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a group of residents who meet regularly to discuss issues related to the LTC facility

9
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What is misappropriation?

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taking someone else’s belongings and using them illegally for one’s own gain or other unauthorized purposes

10
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Name 3 reasons residents can be moved from the facility

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  • safety reasons (their safety or others)
  • their health improves
  • payment of care has not been received for a determined period of time
11
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any tx, intentional or unintentional that causes harm or injury to a person’s body

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physical abuse

12
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emotional harm caused by threatening, frightening, isolating, intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person

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psychological abuse

13
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use of language that threatens, embarrasses, or insults a person

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verbal abuse

14
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forcing of unwanted sexual acts or behavior on a person

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sexual abuse

15
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improper or illegal use of a person’s money, possessions, property, or other assets

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financial abuse

16
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a threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he or she will be harmed

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assault

17
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the intentional touching of a person without his or her consent

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battery

18
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physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members

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domestic violence

19
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verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors

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workplace violence

20
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unlawful restraint that affects a person’s freedom of movement; includes both the threat of being physically restrained and actually being physically restrained

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false imprisonment

21
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separation of a person from others against the person’s will

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involuntary seclusion

22
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any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment

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sexual harassment

23
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repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that is harmful to oneself or others

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substance abuse

24
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any statement that is not true or injures a person’s reputation

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defamation

25
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Lible vs Slander

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  • libel: defamation in written form

- slander: defamation in oral form

26
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purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person [STAR]

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active neglect

27
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unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person [STAR]

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passive neglect

28
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actions, or the failure to act or provide proper care for a person, resulting in unintended injury [STAR]

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negligence

29
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professional misconduct that results in damage or injury to a person

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malpractice

30
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T/F - CNAs are considered mandated reporters of suspected or observed abuse or neglect [STAR]

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True

31
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What is an ombudsman? [STAR]

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a legal advocate for residents that will visit the facility, listen to residents problems, and decide what course of action to take to resolve the problem

32
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What is protected health information (PHI)? [STAR]

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information that can be used to identify a person and relates to the pt’s past, present, or future physical or mental condition; any health care that the person has had or payment for that health care

33
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What are the penalties for HIPAA violations?

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possible fine and/or prison sentence

34
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violating a person’s right to be left alone or exposing information about that person w/o his or her consent

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invasion of privacy

35
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legal document that allows people to decide what kind of medical care they wish to have in the event they are unable to make those decisions themselves [STAR]

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advance directive

36
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List 4 types of advance directives

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  • living will
  • durable power of attorney (POA)
  • do-not-resuscitate (DNR)
  • organ donation form
37
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T/F - A “will” and a “living will” are the same thing

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False