Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-58.45 - Dignity preserved
The resident shall be treated with consideration, respect, and full recognition of dignity and individuality, including privacy in treatment and in care for personal needs. (11)
(1) Staff shall display respect for residents
when speaking with, caring for, or talking about them, as constant affirmation
of their individuality and dignity as human beings. (II)
(2) Schedules of daily activities shall allow
maximum flexibility for residents to exercise choice about what they will do
and when they will do it. Residents' individual preferences regarding such
things as menus, clothing, religious activities, friendships, activity
programs, entertainment, sleeping and eating, also times to retire at night and
arise in the morning shall be elicited and considered by the facility.
(II)
(3) Residents shall be
examined and treated in a manner that maintains the privacy of their bodies. A
closed door or a drawn curtain shall shield the resident from passersby. People
not involved in the care of the residents shall not be present without the
resident's consent while the resident is being examined or treated.
(II)
(4) Privacy of a resident's
body also shall be maintained during toileting, bathing, and other activities
of personal hygiene, except as needed for resident safety or assistance.
(II)
(5) Staff shall knock and be
acknowledged before entering a resident's room unless the resident is not
capable of a response. This shall not apply in emergency conditions.
(II)
Notes
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