Slide 1 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Textbook For Nursing Assistants Chapter 4 - Legal and Ethical Issues

Slide 2 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Introduction to Legal and Ethical Issues

Slide 3 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Factors that influence behavior Society’s laws Governing authority Personal ethical code Moral sense Values instilled by the family Spiritual beliefs Laws, Ethics, and Behavior

Slide 4 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Patients’ and Residents’ Rights

Slide 5 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Revision of Patients’ Bill of Rights by American Hospital Association 12 points in the Patients’ Bill of Rights Patients’ responsibilities in the bill Patients’ Rights

Slide 6 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Guidelines as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) 12 points in the Residents’ Rights Purpose of rights Sets legal and ethical standards Creates atmosphere of open communication Protects residents Residents’ Rights

Slide 7 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Laws: A Way of Preserving Patients’ and Residents’ Rights

Slide 8 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Rules made by a controlling authority Types of laws: Civil Law – concerned with the relationship between individuals Criminal Law – concerned with the relationship between an individual and society Litigation: Legal action taken against a person breaking the law Liability: Responsibility of an individual to act within the confines of the law Laws

Slide 9 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Types of tort: Unintentional tort  A person who commits unintentional tort is considered negligent  Negligence committed by people licensed to practice their profession is called malpractice Intentional tort  Includes defamation, assault, battery, fraud, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy and larceny Violations of Civil Law - Tort

Slide 10 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Abuse is a repetitive and deliberate infliction of injury on another person. Forms of Abuse Physical abuse Psychological abuse – involuntary seclusion Sexual abuse Risk factors for abuse Elder Abuse Perpetrators of abuse Role of nursing assistant in reporting abuse Violations of Criminal Law - Abuse

Slide 11 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Ethics: Guidelines for Behavior

Slide 12 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Moral principles or standards that govern conduct Professional Ethics – code stated by the American Nurse Association  Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Justice, Fidelity, Autonomy, Confidentiality Personal Ethics – derived from values  Value: a cherished belief or principle Ethics

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