Across
- 4. abuse that involves the improper or illegal use of a person's money or property
- 6. the process by which a person, with the help of a doctor, makes informed decisions about their healthcare
- 7. the knowledge of right and wrong
- 9. abuse that causes emotional harm to a person
- 12. occurs when a person is injured due to professional misconduct
- 15. legal documents that allow people to decide what kind of medical care they wish to have in the event they are unable to make those decisions
- 17. separation of a person from others against the person's will
- 21. a legal document that appoints someone else to make medical decisions for a person
- 23. specify how residents must be treated while living in a facility
- 24. abuse that causes harm to a person's body
Down
- 1. assigned by law as the legal advocate for residents
- 2. purposeful mistreatment that causes physical, mental or emotional pain or injury to someone
- 3. the intentional touching of a person without their consent
- 5. outlines the medical care a person wants or does not want
- 8. people who are legally required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect
- 10. unlawful restraint that affects a person's freedom of movement
- 11. abuse that involves non consensual sexual contact of any type
- 13. rules set by the government to ensure order and safety
- 14. information that can be used to identify a person and relates to their health
- 16. abuse that uses spoken or written words, pictures or gestures that threaten, embarrass or insult a person
- 18. failure to provide needed care that results in physical, mental or emotional harm to a person
- 19. a medical order that instructs medical professionals not to perform CPR
- 20. a threat to harm a person
- 22. a law passed in 1987 that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training