| A | B |
|---|
| abuse | The intentional mistreatment or harm of another person |
| civil laws | laws concerned with relaationsships between people |
| confidentiality | trusting others with personal and private information |
| criminal laws | laws conceerned with offenses against the public and against society |
| defamation | injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statements to a third person |
| delegate | to give a task to another person to complete |
| ethics | knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct |
| false imprisonment | unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's movement |
| fraud | saying or doing something to trick, fool, or lie to a person |
| geriatrics | The care of aging people |
| gerontology | The study of the aging process |
| hospice | an agency or program for persons who are dying |
| interdisciplinary health care team | A variety of health workers who work together to provide for the person's total care |
| invasion of privacy | violating a person's right not to have his or her name or picture, or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent |
| libel | making false statements in print or wiriting or through pictures or drawings |
| (LPN) licensed practical nurse | a nurse who has completed a 1 year nursing program and has passed a licensing test |
| negligence | an unintentional wrong in which a person did not act in a reasonable and careful manner and causes harm to a person or to a person's property |
| nursing assistant | a person who gives basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse |
| OBRA | A federal law concerned with the quality of life, health, and safety of residents |
| (RN) Registered Nurse | A nurse who has completed a 2,3, or 4 year program and passed a licensing test |
| task | A function, procedure, activity, or work that does not require an RN's professional knowledge |
