Week 2 Mental Health Acts & Legalities Flashcards
How many articles are contained in the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 35
D. 25
B. 30
What is NOT one the 5 most relevant articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? (according to the lecture)
a. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights
b. Everyone is entitled to rights and freedoms without distinction
c. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person
d. No one shall be subject to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
e. Everyone has the right to equal access to public services in his class
e. The incorrect part of e. is the class. It is meant to say country.
The correct right is - Everyone has the right to equal access to public services in his country.
What year was the principle for the protection of persons with mental illness written?
A. 1991
B. 1981
C. 2001
D. 1986
A. 1991
On the week 2 lecture slide - Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness.
The number 1 principle is Basic Rights.
What is not one of the 4 rights underneath Basic Rights.
a. Right to access the basic health care
b. To be treated with humanity and respect
c. Protection from abuse and degrading treatment
d. Measures must be taken to protect the interests of a person found to be unable to manage their own affairs through mental illness.
a. Right to access the basic health care
The correct right is - the right to access the best available health care
Which is not one of the two documents listen on the lecture slide relating to the Mx and implementation of mental health services Australia?
A. The national standards for Mental Health Services in 2010
B. The 5th National Health Plan
C. UN declaration of human rights
C. UN Declaration of Human Rights
This is a global context, not a local Australian context
The 2 main documents
The National standards for mental health services
The Fifth National Mental health plan
The National Standards for Mental Health Services provides _______ for the standards of practice for mental health services in Australia.
They are informed by the principles for the ______ of persons with mental illness
A. Guidelines, protection
B. Principles, Guidelines
C. Rules, Expectations
D. Expectations, Treatment
A. Guidelines, Protection
They also focus on the following key points
- How services are delivered
- Whether they comply with policy directions
- Whether they meet expected standards of communication and consent
- Whether they have procedures and practices in place to monitor and govern particular areas – especially those which may be associated with risk to the consumer, or which involve coercive interventions
- All of standards are designed to be assessed
- Expect the consumer standard
Which is not an aim of the ‘Fifth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan.’
- Promote the mental health and well being of the Australian community and where possible prevent the development of mental health problems and mental illness
- Reduce the impact of mental health problems and mental illness including the effects of stigma on individuals, families and the community.
- Promote recovery from mental health problems and mental illness
- Assure the rights of people with mental health problems and mental illness and enable them to participate meaningfully in society.
- Promote general holistic health and wellbeing for person/s suffering from mental health
- Promote general holistic health and wellbeing for person/s suffering from mental health
Identify the properties ‘Fifth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan.’
- Achieving integrated regional planning and services delivery
- Effective suicide prevention
- Coordinating treatment and supports for people with severe and complex mental illness
- Improving ATSI mental health and suicide prevention
- Improving the physical health of people living with mental illness and reducing early mortality
- Reducing stigma and discrimination
- Making safety and quality central to mental health service delivery
- Ensuring that the enablers of effective system performance and system improvement in place.
The Mental Health Act 2014. Identify who is NOT an authorised person in the Act.
a. Police officer
b. Paramedic
c. Registered medical practitioner employed or engaged by a designated mental health service
d. Mental health practitioner
e. Patient Transport Officer
E. Patient Transport Officer
Who is NOT one of the 4 mental health practitioners
a. Registered psychologist
b. Registered nurse
c. Social worker
d. Registered occupational therapist
e. Counsellor
e. Counsellor
What is NOT an action authorised persons may take?
a. Enter Premises
b. Apprehend people
c. Use Force
d. Use body restraints
e. Tx to a designated facility
f. Confiscate property
F. Confiscate Property
The Mental Health Act 2014. Identify the meaning of the term ‘restraint’ as defined in the Act.
A form of physical or mechanical restraint that prevents a person having free movement of his or her limbs.
The use of furniture to prevent movement is prohibited.
What is not a lawful sedation under the mental health act 2014
a. Medical Practitioner - to prevent harm to themselves
b. Registered nurses - because patient is a nuisance
c. AV paramedic - under normal cope of practice
d. none of the above
b. Registered Nurse - because the patient is a nuisance
Mental Health cannot be sedated for convenience
The Mental Health Act 2014.
Identify the circumstances under which information about a person with a mental illness can be disclosed.
- Patient Tx and clinical handover.
- Prevent an imminent and serious threat to
- -Individuals
- -Life
- -Health
- -Safety
- -Welfare
- -Prevent serious threat to the public
