| A | B |
|---|
| Abandonment | leaving resident unattended |
| Abuse | the infliction of physical, sexual, or emotional injury or harm |
| Assault | threat or attempt to injure another in an unlawful manner |
| Battery | unlawful application of force to the person of another |
| Conduct | one's actions in general; behavior |
| Confidentiality | the state of keeping or being kept secret or private |
| Consent | permission granted voluntarily by a person in his/her (sound/clear) mind |
| Ethical | relating to a set of moral principles and values |
| Ethics | the discipline that addresses what is good and bad and what is moral duty and obligation |
| Exploitation | illegal or improper use of a person's property or resources to the degree that substantial risk of harm exists |
| False Imprisonment | unjustified detention of a person |
| Invasion of Privacy | a civil wrong that unlawfully makes public knowledge of any private or personal information without the consent of the wronged person |
| Legal | relating to the law |
| Libel | a false and malicious publication in writing about an individual or group to a third party |
| Malpractice | improper or negligent treatment of a resident or patient resulting in damage or injury |
| Morals | one's own personal values |
| Neglect | failure of person(s) responsible for an individual to provide necessary services to maintain the physical and mental health of the individual when such failure presents an imminent or probable danger to the individual |
| Negligence | failure to perform in a reasonably prudent manner or by acceptable health care practices |
| Perpetrator | person who inflicts harm |
| Privileged Communication | any personal or private information that is relevant to a resident's care that the resident gave to medical personnel |
| Slander | to make any oral defamatory false remark about another; spoken words that tend to damage the reputation of another |
| Value System | behavior related to a pattern of conduct or ideas that is accepted as worthwhile or meaningful |
| Physical Restraint | any manual method or physical or manual device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's body that the individual cannot remove easily and that restricts freedom of movement |
