NURSING 1950 Mental Health Module 1 (GRADED A+) 99/99 POINTS

NURSING 1950 Mental Health Module 1 (GRADED A+) ....................96. A patient in alcohol rehabilitation reveals to the nurse, "I feel terrible guilt for sexually abusing my 6- year-old before I was admitted." Select the nurse's most important action. Anonymously report the abuse by phone to the local child protection agency Laws regarding child abuse reporting discovered by a professional during the suspected abuser's alcohol or drug treatment differ by state. Federal law supersedes state law and prohibits disclosure without a court order except in instances in which the report can be made anonymously or without identifying the abuser as a patient in an alcohol or drug treatment facility. 97. A family member of a patient with delusions of persecution asks the nurse, "Are there any circumstances under which the treatment team is justified in violating a patient's right to confidentiality?" The nurse should reply that confidentiality may be breached: If the patient threatens the life of another person. The duty to warn a person whose life has been threatened by a psychiatric patient overrides the patient's right to confidentiality. The right to confidentiality is not suspended at the discretion of the therapist or for legal investigations. 98. A new antidepressant is prescribed for an elderly patient with major depression, but the dose is more than the usual geriatric dose. The nurse should: Withhold the medication and confer with the health care provider. The dose of antidepressants for elderly patients is often less than the usual adult dose. The nurse should withhold the medication and consult the health care provider who wrote the order. The nurse’s duty is to practice according to professional standards as well as intervene and protect the patient. 99. A patient diagnosed with schizophrenia believes a local minister stirred evil spirits. The patient threatens to bomb a local church. The psychiatrist notifies the minister. Select the answer with the correct rationale. The psychiatrist: Demonstrated the duty to warn and protect. It is the health care professional's duty to warn or notify an intended victim after a threat of harm has been made. Informing a potential victim of a threat is a legal responsibility of the health care professional. It is not a violation of confidentiality.