Legal-ethical Context Of Psychiatric Nursing

Question 0

What is AMA

Answer 0

Against medical advice

Question 1

Is voluntary or involuntary admission preferable?

Answer 1

Voluntary- this is because it is benefit to the orient showing they have insight into disease pieces and showing they need some help

Question 2

What does a person who is voluntary admitted have to do to leave?

Answer 2

File a 3 day letter where the orient request to leave and they have to be evaluated by a psychiatrist

Question 3

What does a person who is voluntary admitted keep?

Answer 3

All civil rights

Question 4

For a patient to be involuntary admitted what is needed

Answer 4

Clear and convincing evidence. Involuntary commitment is the confined hospitalization of a person without the persons consent but with a court order

Question 5

A patient who is involuntary admitted must be examined within ____ hours

Answer 5

24

Question 6

What five rights does somebody who is involuntary admitted have

Answer 6

Right to legal counsel, independent expert mental evaluation, a hearing, to attend, and to be voluntary admitted

Question 7

What is a pink slip

Answer 7

Allows us to hold a patient for 72 hours while we make an informed decision

Question 8

What subgroups make people more dangerous

Answer 8

Current substance abuse problem along with the psychiatric illness, diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, history of violence, and non compliant with medications

Question 9

Competency can only be a ______ decision

Answer 9

Court

Question 10

If a person is deemed incompetent who can reverse this?

Answer 10

Only the court can reverse somebody who is deemed incompetent

Question 11

A patient who is incompetent cannot:

Answer 11

Vote, marry, drive, make a contract

Question 12

When is a person considered not competent?

Answer 12

Mental disorder, defect in judgement, or incapable of handling personal affairs

Question 13

What is habeas corpus?

Answer 13

Someone is claiming they are being held illegally and they can file for a release

Question 14

Is there more or less privacy and confidentiality with psychiatric patients

Answer 14

More

Question 15

Ways to protect a third party

Answer 15

Assess threat of violence, identity the person, and implement some preventative act

Question 16

A legal procedure to ensure that the patient knows the benefits and costs of treatments

Answer 16

Informed consent

Question 17

Can patients with mental disorders give informed consent?

Answer 17

Yes if they are competent

Question 18

Can a patient refuse a medication?

Answer 18

Yes, THE PATIENT ALWAYS HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE

Question 19

What does least restrictive environment mean

Answer 19

That an individual cannot be restricted to an institution when he or she can be successfully treated in the community

Question 20

NGBI

Answer 20

Not guilty by reason of insanity

These people are rarely set free

Question 21

GBMI

Answer 21

Guilty but mentally ill

These people are never free

Question 22

Failure of professionals to provide proper care

Answer 22

Malpractice

Question 23

What are most malpractice filed under

Answer 23

Law of negligent tort

Question 24

What is tort?

Answer 24

Civil wrong; party that had wrong done to them is due compensation

Question 25

What must be proved in a tort case

Answer 25

Legal duty to care, performance was negligence, damages were suffered, and damages were substantial

Question 26

What do a patients rights include

Answer 26

Right to communicate, right to personal effects, testamentary capacity (right to make a will), right to enter a contact of deemed competent