GNRS 584 Mental Health - Week 2 - Legal &
Ethical Guideline & the Nursing Process
Questions With Complete Solutions
____ are particularly concerned about
confidentiality; however, threats of suicide or
homicide, use of illegal drugs, or issues of abuse
cannot be kept confidential. The HEADSSS
Interview is a structured tool useful in identifying
risk factors. Correct Answers Adolescents
____ should be realistic and acceptable to both
patient and nurse and should be stated in
observable/measurable terms. They should also
indicate patient outcomes, include specific time for
achievement, be short and specific, and be written
in positive terms. Correct Answers Goals
-Beneficence
-Autonomy
-Justice
-Fidelity
-Veracity Correct Answers Five principles of
bioethics
-Negligence
-Malpractice Correct Answers Torts
-Writ of habeas corpus
, -Least restrictive alternative doctrine Correct
Answers Due Process in Involuntary Commitment
A competent patient may refuse treatment or
withdraw consent for treatment at any time.
However, the right to refuse treatment with
psychotropic drugs is less clear. Forcible
administration of medication is justified when the
need to protect the public outweighs the possibility
of harm to the medicated individual. A number of
cases were reviewed to show the complexity of
translating legal policy into legal standard. Correct
Answers Right to Refuse Treatment
A general tort for which anyone may be found
guilty. Correct Answers Negligence
A nurse has a duty to ____ to protect the patient by
checking when a doctor's order should be clarified
or changed, by leaving the patient in the safe
hands of another professional, by reporting
Correct Answers intervene
A nursing diagnosis has three structural
components: Correct Answers 1. Problem (unmet
need).
2. Etiology (probable cause).
3. Supporting data (signs and symptoms).
Ethical Guideline & the Nursing Process
Questions With Complete Solutions
____ are particularly concerned about
confidentiality; however, threats of suicide or
homicide, use of illegal drugs, or issues of abuse
cannot be kept confidential. The HEADSSS
Interview is a structured tool useful in identifying
risk factors. Correct Answers Adolescents
____ should be realistic and acceptable to both
patient and nurse and should be stated in
observable/measurable terms. They should also
indicate patient outcomes, include specific time for
achievement, be short and specific, and be written
in positive terms. Correct Answers Goals
-Beneficence
-Autonomy
-Justice
-Fidelity
-Veracity Correct Answers Five principles of
bioethics
-Negligence
-Malpractice Correct Answers Torts
-Writ of habeas corpus
, -Least restrictive alternative doctrine Correct
Answers Due Process in Involuntary Commitment
A competent patient may refuse treatment or
withdraw consent for treatment at any time.
However, the right to refuse treatment with
psychotropic drugs is less clear. Forcible
administration of medication is justified when the
need to protect the public outweighs the possibility
of harm to the medicated individual. A number of
cases were reviewed to show the complexity of
translating legal policy into legal standard. Correct
Answers Right to Refuse Treatment
A general tort for which anyone may be found
guilty. Correct Answers Negligence
A nurse has a duty to ____ to protect the patient by
checking when a doctor's order should be clarified
or changed, by leaving the patient in the safe
hands of another professional, by reporting
Correct Answers intervene
A nursing diagnosis has three structural
components: Correct Answers 1. Problem (unmet
need).
2. Etiology (probable cause).
3. Supporting data (signs and symptoms).
