Title: Determine the legal responsibilities of a CNA, as required by Virginia Board of Nursing regulation.
Course: Nurse Aide I Condensed (14051-I-A) > Section: Relating to the Healthcare System

Determination should include areas of

- client/resident/patient Bill of Rights
- professional standards (e.g., scope of practice)
- litigation
- negligence
- malpractice
- Good Samaritan laws
- consent
- slander
- libel
- abandonment
- false imprisonment
- confidentiality
- privileged communication
- assault and battery
- advance directives (e.g., living wills, durable power of attorney)
- theft
- abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of patient property (e.g., financial, physical, emotional, sexual)
- CNA registry.

More information can be found at Virginia Department of Social Services’ Mandated Reporters: Training and Resources website and in the Virginia Administrative Code section on Disciplinary Provisions for Nurse Aides (18VAC90-25-100).

See also 18VAC90-25-100(2)(c), 18VAC90-25-100(2)(h), and 18VAC90-25-80

Refer to Unit VI in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What types of lawsuits are most prevalent in healthcare facilities?
- What is the difference between libel and slander?
- What steps are involved in legally practicing as a CNA in Virginia or in another state?
- What are the penalties for failing to abide by legal practices while practicing as a CNA?
- Who are mandated reporters?
- What situations would require mandatory reporting?
- What is the Good Samaritan Law?