Hartman Legal & Ethical

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

(OBRA) sets minimum standards for

• (A) Facility cleanliness

• (B) Resident budget management

• (C) Nursing assistant training

• (D) Facility spending

According to OBRA, nursing assistants must

complete at least hours of training and

pass a competency evaluation before they

can be employed.

• 100

• 250

• 50

• 75

Which of the following topics is required by

OBRA to be covered during nursing assistant (NA) training?

• (A) Healthcare coverage for nursing

  assistants

• (B) Promoting residents' legal rights

• (C) Meal preparation for residents

• (D) Hours and days that nursing assistants

  are available to work

You overhear another assistant raise his voice when speaking to Mrs. Ryan. The assistant is guilty of:

• negligence

• theft

• abuse

• invasion of privacy

Mr. Deonne offers you two dollars as thanks for

picking up a newspaper for him. Your response should be to:

• ignore the money and pretend not to se it.

• take the money--you earned it.

• report the matter to your supervisor.

• politely refuse because tipping is not allowed.

Mr.

Chan's daughter is visiting and wants to know what her father's blood pressure reading is. Your best response is to:

• tell her.

• say you do not know.

• refer her to the nurse.

• write it down for her.

You observe another assistant slipping a patient's rosary into her pocket. Your best response is to:

• pretend you did not see it

• inform the nurse.

• tell the patient.

• tell the patient's family.

Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable in a given situation is:

• negligence

• malpractice.

• neglect.

• coercion.

An assistant forgets that she si assigned to care for Mr. Hurnh, a mentally confused patient. At the end of a 12-hour shift, the nurse discovers that Mr. Huynh has developed a pressure ulcer. This is an example of:

• abuse

• libel

• involuntary seclusion.

• neglect

Mrs. Rosario has very fragile skin that tears and bruises easily. The nurse instructed Tony, a nursing assistant, to handle the patient gently to prevent ni- jury. Tony is in a hurry and bumps Mrs. Rosario's

leg against the side rail, causing a large skin tear. This is an example of:

• slander

• invasion of privacy.

• libel

• negligence