UNAR Resident Rights and Ethics 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What are basic resident rights in long-term care?
- Privacy, dignity, freedom from abuse, self-determination, and access to personal belongings (Correct answer)
- Residents have no specific rights
- Only the right to food
- Only the right to visitors
Correct answer: Privacy, dignity, freedom from abuse, self-determination, and access to personal belongings
Federal and state laws protect residents' rights to privacy, dignity, and self-determination in care settings.
Question 2: What is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) regarding CNAs?
- Federal legislation establishing training requirements, competency evaluation, and registry listing for CNAs (Correct answer)
- A budget law with no CNA provisions
- Only a state law
- A hospital regulation
Correct answer: Federal legislation establishing training requirements, competency evaluation, and registry listing for CNAs
OBRA established minimum federal requirements for CNA training (75 hours), competency testing, and state registry maintenance.
Question 3: What is informed consent in the CNA's role?
- The CNA explains care procedures before performing them and respects the resident's right to refuse (Correct answer)
- CNAs obtain surgical consent
- Consent is only needed from family
- CNAs do not need consent for any procedures
Correct answer: The CNA explains care procedures before performing them and respects the resident's right to refuse
While CNAs do not obtain formal medical consent, they must explain care activities and respect refusal.
Question 4: What constitutes abuse and neglect in long-term care?
- Physical harm, emotional harm, sexual abuse, financial exploitation, and failure to provide necessary care (Correct answer)
- Only physical hitting
- Only withholding food
- Abuse does not occur in care facilities
Correct answer: Physical harm, emotional harm, sexual abuse, financial exploitation, and failure to provide necessary care
Abuse and neglect take many forms; CNAs are mandated reporters who must report suspected abuse immediately.
Question 5: What is a resident's right regarding personal choices?
- Residents have the right to make decisions about their own care, schedules, and daily activities (Correct answer)
- Staff decide everything for residents
- Residents must follow all facility rules
- Personal choice is a privilege, not a right
Correct answer: Residents have the right to make decisions about their own care, schedules, and daily activities
Self-determination means residents maintain control over personal decisions to the greatest extent possible.
Question 6: What is HIPAA's impact on CNA practice?
- CNAs must protect resident health information and only discuss it with authorized care team members (Correct answer)
- HIPAA does not apply to CNAs
- CNAs can share any information
- Only nurses follow HIPAA
Correct answer: CNAs must protect resident health information and only discuss it with authorized care team members
All healthcare workers, including CNAs, must comply with HIPAA privacy protections.
UNAR Resident Rights and Ethics 1
What are basic resident rights in long-term care?