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Patient's Bill of Rights - Correct Answers all patients have the right to:
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- privacy
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- refusal of treatment or medications
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- least restrictive environment
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- informed consent
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- make / receive phone calls
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- send / receive mail
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II! APD (advanced psychiatric directive) - Correct Answers an APD identifies a patients treatment choices
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II! and surrogate decision maker.
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II! implied consent - Correct Answers client adheres to instructions provided by the nurse; ex: the nurse is
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II! preparing to administer a TB test and the client holds out his arm for the nurse.
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II! what is the exception for the right to refuse treatment? - Correct Answers a patient cannot refuse
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II! treatment in an emergency event to prevent serious and imminent harm to self or others.
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II! Restraint (definiton) - Correct Answers Any manual method, physical or mechanical device, material, or
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II! seclusion (definition) - Correct Answers involuntary confinement in locked room equipped with security
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II! rules for use of restraint + seclusion (S & R) - Correct Answers 1. use only for shortest time necessary
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2. Permitted only when client is imminently aggressive/dangerous
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3. patient needs a 1:1 and on observation
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,II! Immediate risk of harm to the patient or others Alternative, less-restrictive measures fail to protect the
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II! patient and others from harm. - Correct Answers when is S & R authorized as interventions:
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II! Contraindications for Seclusion & Restraint - Correct Answers Extremely unstable medical & psychiatric II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
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II! rules for involuntary admission - Correct Answers -Must present a clear risk of harm to self or others.
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-Pt may be held on an emergency basis for a limited period of time against their will.
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II! AMA - Correct Answers patient signs out against medical advice from inpatient treatment.
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- ** Cannot hold patient who presents no risk to self or others this is false imprisonment **
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II! Exceptions to client confidentiality - Correct Answers 1) The client is dangerous and made specific
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II! threats of violence toward an identified, accessible person with the means to carry the act out
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2) The client is a minor, elderly, or disabled & is thought to be a victim of abuse; nurses are mandated
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reporters
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3) Disclosures that must be made to other professionals for coordination of care or insurance issues
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II! unintentional tort - Correct Answers Negligence, malpractice, conduct that falls below a standard of II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
II! care necessary to protect others from unreasonable risks of harm.
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II! Negligence /Malpractice - Correct Answers An act or an omission that breaches the duty of due care &
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II! results in or is responsible for a person's injuriesImproper, illegal, negligent professional activity or
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II! Elements of Nursing Negligence - Correct Answers -Duty of due care established (measured by standard
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-The act was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury & it was foreseeable that it would cause an injury.
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- The consumer sustained injury or harm
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II! intentional torts - Correct Answers Harm caused by a deliberate action II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!
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-Battery: unwarranted or harmful physical contactFalse imprisonment
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II! three elements to prove liability for intentional tort - Correct Answers Willful, voluntary act
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Act was asubstantial factor in injury/consequences
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II! when does a crisis occur - Correct Answers when there is a perceived challenge or threat that
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II! key points for a crisis - Correct Answers a crisis is a time limited event that triggers adaptive or non
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II! adaptive responses to maturational, situational, or traumatic experiences.
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- can be positive or negative
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II! crisis can be invoked by - Correct Answers many things including:
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- natural disasters, human-made disasters, interpersonal events, acute stress disorder, significantly,
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distress or social functioning is impaired, or PTSD like triggers
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II! phases of a crisis - Correct Answers Phase 1: Person confronted by conflict that threatens self-concept
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Phase 2: If the usual defensive response fails and if threat persists, then anxiety escalates. Trial-and-error
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Phase 3: If the trial-and-error attempts fail, then anxiety can escalate to severe and panic levels.
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