ethical and legal issues Flashcards
distinguishing right from wrong behavior
ethics
respect for persons autonomy, freedom, justice, honesty, and confidentiality
moral behavior
personal beliefs about what is important and desirable
values
individual entitlements by law, policies, or ethical principles
rights
respect for an individuals rights to make their own decision
autonomy
quality of doing good
beneficence
acting in another’s behalf as a supporter or defender
advocacy
do no harm to your client
nonmaleficence
right to be treated equally and fairly without bias
justice
duty to always be truthful
veracity
rights of patients
right to treatment
right to refuse treatment and meds
right to least restrictive treatment
voluntarily admitted patients can request dc which initiates:
72 hr evaluation
informed consent for adolescent
consent from parents but adolescents can be emancipated for mental health care
right to least restrictive treatment:
outpatient vs inpatient
freedom on unit vs isolation or seclusion
right to refuse treatment of meds except:
forced med order
confidentiality and right to privacy except:
duty to warn suspected child and elder abuse
medications can be what type fo restraints
chemical restraints
preservation and protection of individual autonomy in determining what will and will not happen to a person’s body
informed consent
deliberate and unauthorized confinement of a person within fixed limits by the use of verbal or physical means
false imprisonment
individual makes direct application to institution for services
voluntary admissions
criteria for involuntary commitment
person imminently dangerous to themself
person is danger to others
person is unable to take care of basic personal needs
Adolescents and children under 18 have rights to seek care for some medical needs such as:
pregnancy, contraceptives, abuse and Emotional Disturbances.
situations that give adolescent emancipated right without court actions:
married juvenile
military service
act or continuing conduct of a professional that does not meet the standard of professional that does not meet the standard
malpractice