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Performance
Exit
Mastery EAQ Chapter 6 Graded
Due Jun 26, 2022 by 8:59 pm
Passed
48 out of 50 questions answered correctly
Completed on Jun 22, 2022 12:31 pm
Incorrect (2)
Which statement is true regarding mail sent to an involuntarily
admitted patient residing on a psychiatric inpatient unit?
The patient can receive mail from only family and legal sources.
Mail must first be opened and inspected by staff.
Receipt of mail is considered a privilege accorded the patient for compliance.
Mail is a form of social interaction, so receiving mail is a patient’s civil right.
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Rationale
The patient’s civil rights are intact, despite hospitalization. The right to communicate
with those outside the hospital is ensured. The patient may receive mail from anyone.
It is not necessary nor ethical for the staff to open the patient’s mail. It is also unethical
to use mail as a reward for compliance.
pp. 61, 62
Which circumstance describes when a nurse can medicate a patient
against the patient’s will?
The patient has a serious mental illness.
The patient is not responding to less restrictive services.
The benefits of treatment are equal to the harm.
The patient has the ability to make an informed decision but is refusing to do
so.
Rationale
When a patient has serious mental illness, use of medication against the patient’s will
can be considered during a medical emergency. When less restrictive services are
found useful, they should be implemented instead of medicating a patient against that
patient’s will. When the benefits of treatment do not clearly outweigh the harm,
medications should not be given against a patient’s will. It would not be sufficient to
say the benefits are equal to the harm. A patient who is capable of making an informed
decision but is not doing so should be given more time or information; this patient
should not be forced to take medication against their will.
p. 65
Correct (48)
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Which ethical principle refers to the individual's right to make his or her
own decisions?
Beneficence
Autonomy
Veracity
Fidelity
Rationale
Autonomy refers to self-determination, or the right to make one's own decisions.
Beneficence is the duty to act so as to benefit or promote the good of others. Veracity
is one’s duty to communicate truthfully. Fidelity is maintaining loyalty and
commitment to the patient and doing no wrong to the patient.
p. 62
Which information would the nurse provide to a patient before
obtaining informed consent for a clinical trial?
Risk and benefits of the treatment
Availability of alternative treatment options
The 100% safety of the treatment
The inability to withdraw from the study after enrolling
Rationale
The nurse would ensure that the patient sign the informed consent form after being
explained all details of the clinical trial. The nurse would inform the patient about any
alternative treatment options, and the patient has the right to choose the appropriate
treatment. The nurse would not give false assurance about the new drug being 100%
safe because no medication is 100% safe. The nurse would indicate the probability of
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side effects and the success rate of the treatment. The patient has the right to refuse
the treatment and can withdraw from the study at any time.
pp. 64-65
A nurse forces a patient who presents no danger to self or others to take
medication against the patient’s will. Which term describes what the
nurse is legally liable for?
Assault
Battery
Defamation
Invasion of privacy
Rationale
Battery is the harmful, nonconsensual touching of another's person. Forceful
administration of medication constitutes battery. Assault refers to the threat to cause
harm. Defamation harms the patient’s reputation. Invasion of privacy happens when
someone breaks a patient’s confidence or takes photographs without permission.
Test-Taking Tip: Multiple choice questions can be challenging because students think
they will recognize the right answer when they see it or that the right answer will
somehow stand out from the other choices. This is a dangerous misconception. The
more carefully the question is constructed, the more each choice will seem like the
correct response.
p. 67
Which discharge procedure involves the release of a patient from the
hospital based on a court order?
Conditional
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Performance
Exit
Mastery EAQ Chapter 6 Graded
Due Jun 26, 2022 by 8:59 pm
Passed
48 out of 50 questions answered correctly
Completed on Jun 22, 2022 12:31 pm
Incorrect (2)
Which statement is true regarding mail sent to an involuntarily
admitted patient residing on a psychiatric inpatient unit?
The patient can receive mail from only family and legal sources.
Mail must first be opened and inspected by staff.
Receipt of mail is considered a privilege accorded the patient for compliance.
Mail is a form of social interaction, so receiving mail is a patient’s civil right.
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Rationale
The patient’s civil rights are intact, despite hospitalization. The right to communicate
with those outside the hospital is ensured. The patient may receive mail from anyone.
It is not necessary nor ethical for the staff to open the patient’s mail. It is also unethical
to use mail as a reward for compliance.
pp. 61, 62
Which circumstance describes when a nurse can medicate a patient
against the patient’s will?
The patient has a serious mental illness.
The patient is not responding to less restrictive services.
The benefits of treatment are equal to the harm.
The patient has the ability to make an informed decision but is refusing to do
so.
Rationale
When a patient has serious mental illness, use of medication against the patient’s will
can be considered during a medical emergency. When less restrictive services are
found useful, they should be implemented instead of medicating a patient against that
patient’s will. When the benefits of treatment do not clearly outweigh the harm,
medications should not be given against a patient’s will. It would not be sufficient to
say the benefits are equal to the harm. A patient who is capable of making an informed
decision but is not doing so should be given more time or information; this patient
should not be forced to take medication against their will.
p. 65
Correct (48)
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Which ethical principle refers to the individual's right to make his or her
own decisions?
Beneficence
Autonomy
Veracity
Fidelity
Rationale
Autonomy refers to self-determination, or the right to make one's own decisions.
Beneficence is the duty to act so as to benefit or promote the good of others. Veracity
is one’s duty to communicate truthfully. Fidelity is maintaining loyalty and
commitment to the patient and doing no wrong to the patient.
p. 62
Which information would the nurse provide to a patient before
obtaining informed consent for a clinical trial?
Risk and benefits of the treatment
Availability of alternative treatment options
The 100% safety of the treatment
The inability to withdraw from the study after enrolling
Rationale
The nurse would ensure that the patient sign the informed consent form after being
explained all details of the clinical trial. The nurse would inform the patient about any
alternative treatment options, and the patient has the right to choose the appropriate
treatment. The nurse would not give false assurance about the new drug being 100%
safe because no medication is 100% safe. The nurse would indicate the probability of
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side effects and the success rate of the treatment. The patient has the right to refuse
the treatment and can withdraw from the study at any time.
pp. 64-65
A nurse forces a patient who presents no danger to self or others to take
medication against the patient’s will. Which term describes what the
nurse is legally liable for?
Assault
Battery
Defamation
Invasion of privacy
Rationale
Battery is the harmful, nonconsensual touching of another's person. Forceful
administration of medication constitutes battery. Assault refers to the threat to cause
harm. Defamation harms the patient’s reputation. Invasion of privacy happens when
someone breaks a patient’s confidence or takes photographs without permission.
Test-Taking Tip: Multiple choice questions can be challenging because students think
they will recognize the right answer when they see it or that the right answer will
somehow stand out from the other choices. This is a dangerous misconception. The
more carefully the question is constructed, the more each choice will seem like the
correct response.
p. 67
Which discharge procedure involves the release of a patient from the
hospital based on a court order?
Conditional
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