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Mental Health Exam 2 UPDATED 2022

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1. Fundamental Goal of Psychiatric Care: is to strike a balance between the rights of the individual patient and the rights of society at large 2. Ethics: study of philosophical beliefs about what is ... considered right or wrong in society 3. Bioethics: a more specific term that refers to the ethical questions that arise in healthcare 4. Beneficence: duty to benefit others or promote good 5. Autonomy: right to self-determination, independence 6. Justice: fairness 7. Fidelity: obligation to honor commitments, contracts 8. Veracity: honesty, truthfulness 9. Nonmaleficence: duty to do no harm 10. Voluntary admission: sought by patient or patients guardian 11. Involuntary admission: made without patient's consent. Danger to self, un- able to meet own needs -judical determination -administrative determination -agency determination -specified # of physicians must certify this 12. Emergency involuntary hospitalization: Commitment for 1 to 10 days to prevent dangerous behavior to self and others. 13. Temporary/Observational involuntary hospitalization: observation, diag- nosis, and treatment for those who pose a danger 14. Involuntary outpatient commitment: Preventative measure, court ordered, forced treatment 15. Long-term or formal commitment: extended care fir mentally ill. Usually last 60-180 days 16. privileged communication: Information given by a patient to medical person- nel which cannot be disclosed in court or anywhere without consent of the person who gave it. 17. Conditional Release: requires outpatient treatment for a specific period to determine adherence with meds, ability to meet basic needs & to integrate into the community 18. Unconditional Release: termination of a patient/institution relationship 19. AMA: against medical advice 20. Rights of patients: Right to treatment, right to refuse treatment, right to informed consent, rights surrounding involuntary commitment & advanced direc- tives, rights regarding restraint and seclusion 21. Tarasoff Duty to Warn. 4 things: a treating mental health professional has a duty to warn potential identifiable victims assessing and predicting a patient's danger of violence toward another identifying specific individual being threatened identifying appropriate actions to protect victims 22. Suspecting Negligence or Abuse. 4 things: Students and practicing nurses often suspect negligence in a peer [Show More]

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