CNA Ch. 3 Ethical and Legal Issues

______________ are the knowledge of what is right and wrong; they help guide conduct.

• Laws
• Ethics
• Etiquette

__________ are rules set by the government to help protect the public.

• laws
• ethics
• etiquette

__________ _________ are enacted to protect society from people or organizations they try to harm; protects the public.

• civil law
• criminal law

__________ __________ refers to disputes between individuals; sometimes referred to as private law.

• civil law
• criminal law

code of proper behavior and courtesy for a certain setting

• ethics
• law
• etiquette

was passed in 1987 in response to reports of poor care and abuse in long-term care

• OBRA
• HIPAA
• scope of practice
• NAT-CEP

OBRA requires that the Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NAT-CEP) minimum hours for NA's.  NA's must complete a minimum of _________ hrs.

• 75
• 85
• 80
• 150

specifies the tasks that NAs are legally permitted to perform as allowed by state or federal law

• residents' rights
• misappropriation
• scope of practice 
• Nursing Assistant Rights

specifies how residents must be treated while living in a facility

• Residents' Rights
• Residents' Council
• Reciprocity

a group of residents who meet regularly to discuss issues related to the long-term care facility.

• Residetnts' Rights
• Residents' Council
• Reciprocity