NURS 3554 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Antipsychotic, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act, 6 Years
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Chapter 6: legal and ethical guidelines for safe practice. Ethical concepts: ethics, bioethics, end of life, ethical dilemma, not clear cut right and wrong. Five basic principles of bioethics: beneficence, do good, autonomy, make own decisions, free will, justice, fairness, treat equally, fidelity (nonmaleficence, do no harm, veracity, truthfulness. Admission procedures: voluntary admission sought by patient or guardian, have right to request and obtain release. Involuntary admission (cid:449)ithout patie(cid:374)t(cid:859)s consent: criteria for court ordered admission mentally ill, poses danger to self-and/or others, gravely disabled, illness prevents person from receiving needed treatment. Due process in involuntary commitment: writ of habeas corpus, procedure to challenge unlawful detention. If patient feels he/she is being held against their will: form filled out and case is looked at independently, psychiatrist comes in to evaluate and then an outside psychiatrist can be brought in and judge. Least restrictive alternative doctrine: take least drastic action to achieve goal.
