Test 1 - Legal Flashcards
T or F: If a patient feels suicidal and admits themself voluntary, they may leave at any time.
False, once admitted for DTS, there is a mandatory 72 hour hold.
What are three reasons to call 5150?
DTO
DTS
GD - inability to provide food, clothing or shelter due to mental disorder
T or F: Patients are always entitled to the right to refuse medication
False. If a patient is Riesed, they may not refuse.
A court order is required, called getting RIESED. Once a pt is RIESED, they can’t refuse meds. If they do, it’s the nursing staffs job to implement the DRs orders, which means giving IMs against a patients will.
Otherwise, patients reserve the same rights as any patient - voluntary or involuntary.
There is a guideline for involuntary length of stay (LPS laws). What are the time periods for DTS?
- 72 hour hold initially
- 14 days after the 72 hours
- 14 days a second time
Total 31 days
There is a guideline for involuntary length of stay (LPS laws). What are the time periods for dto?
- 72 hour hold initially
- 14 days after the 72 hours
- 180 days
Total 197 days
There is a guideline for involuntary length of stay (LPS laws). What are the time periods for GD?
- 72 hour hold initially
- 14 days after the 72 hours
- 30 days (with temporary conservatorship)
- 1 year conservatorship
Total 412 days
What is tarasoff?
The duty to inform others of risk. For example: Patient is admitted on 5150 for DTO. During therapeutic communication, he tells you he plans to kill his boss. You are responsible for informing the boss.
WHich court handles Riese hearings?
Court 95
T or F: Involuntary clients can own firearms four years after admission
False. Minimum of 5 years. Must be reported to department of justice reporting.
_____ ___ hearing is for minors age 14-17 years old
roger s
The purpose is for the child to contest treatment
Mental patients have a bill of rights. What are those rights?
- adequate staffing
- least restrictive setting possible
- privacy
- comfort - bed, food, etc
- Informed consent! One per med!
- Payment for work done
- Individualized Tx plan
What are our ethical principles to practice by?
- grant autonomy
- Beneficence - promote good
- Non Maleficence - do no harm
- Justice - fairness
- Veracity - truthfulness
What is kantianism?
action is based on sense of duty, NOT for the outcome (aka hold a door open for a someone because it is right, not for recognition or a thank you)
Kantianism is defined as a branch of philosophy that follows the works of Immanuel Kant who believed that rational beings have dignity and should be respected. A philosophy of rational morality including God and freedom, based on the works of Kant, is an example of Kantianism.
What is ethical egoism?
Doing what is best for the individual, not the whole
________ brings the most good for the most people.
utilitarianism
