Legal and Ethical Issues Flashcards
is the requirement that
clients continue to participate in treatment on an involuntary basis after their
release from the hospital into the community.
Mandatory Outpatient Treatment
It means that a client does not have to be hospitalized if he or she can be treated in an outpatient setting or in a group home. It also means that the client must be free
of restraint or seclusion unless it is necessary.
Least restrictive Environment
Direct application of physical force to a person without his or her permission to restrict his or her freedom of movement.
RESTRAINT
occurs when staff members physically control the client and move him or her to a seclusion
room.
Human Restraint
devices, usually ankle and wrist restraints,
fastened to the bed frame to curtail the client’s physical aggression, such as hitting, kicking, and hair pulling
Mechanical Restraints
The involuntary confinement of a person in a specially constructed, locked room equipped with a security window or camera for
direct visual monitoring.
Seclusion
argument that a person accused of a crime is not guilty because that person cannot control his or her actions or cannot understand the wrongfulness of the act is known
M’Naghten Rule (Insanity Defense)
wrongful act that results in injury, loss, or damage, may be either unintentional or intentional.
TORTS
action that causes a person to fear being touched in a way that is offensive, insulting, or physically injurious without consent or
authority.
Examples include making threats to restrain the client to give him
or her an injection for failure to cooperate.
ASSAULT
Harmful or unwarranted contact with a client; actual harm or injury may or may not have
occurred.
Examples include touching a client without consent or unnecessarily
restraining a client.
BATTERY
The unjustifiable detention of a client, such as the inappropriate use of restraint or seclusion.
False Imprisonment
a theory that bases decisions on “the greatest good for the greatest number.”
Utilitarianism
Theory that says decisions should be based on whether an action is morally
right with no regard for the result or consequences
DEONTOLOGY
refers to a person’s right to self-determination and independence.
AUTONOMY
refers to one’s duty to benefit or to promote the good of others
BENEFICIENCE
