Ethics - Answers the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
Laws - Answers Enforceable rules of conduct in a society
OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) - Answers federal law that includes minimum standards for
nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on
rights for residents
MDS (minimum data set) - Answers a detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents in long-term
care facilities; also details what to do if resident problems are identified
informed consent - Answers an ethical principle that research participants be told enough to enable
them to choose whether they wish to participate
neglect - Answers fail to care for properly
active neglect - Answers the purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in harm to a person
passive neglect - Answers the unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental,
or emotional harm to a person
Negligence - Answers careless neglect, often resulting in injury
Malpractice - Answers Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
abuse - Answers the physical, mental, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of one person by another
physical abuse - Answers unintentionally or intentionally causing physical harm to another person
psychological abuse - Answers emotional harm caused by threatening, frightening, isolating,
intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person
Battery - Answers intentional touching of a person without consent
sexual abuse - Answers Any sexual contact that is forced upon a person against his or her will
financial abuse - Answers the act of stealing, taking advantage of, or improperly using the money,
property, or other assets of another
domestic abuse - Answers abuse by spouse, partner, or family member
workplace violence - Answers verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by other staff members,
residents, or visitors
False Imprisonment - Answers unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement
involuntary seclusion - Answers the separation of a person from others against the person's will