Involuntary Admission
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, made without the patient's consent. This is necessary when a patient is in
need of a psychiatric treatment, presents a danger to self or others, or is
unable to meet his or her own basic needs
requires the patient retain freedom from unreasonable bodily restraints as
well as the right to informed consent and the right to refuse medications,
including psychotropic or anti psychotic medications
Defense Mechanisms
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Review table 11-4 on page 136
Professional Nursing Code of Ethics
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A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession (nursing)
accept
Helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior
Includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality
*Review code of ethics box 6-1 on page 66
Risk factors for developing physical or mental disorders include:
A. A parent who gets drunk every night after work saying it is relaxing
,B. A new school where students either ignore or bully the new students
C. Higher than average intelligence and many satisfying hobbies
D. A large circle of friends who play sports together
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A. A parent who gets drunk every night after work saying it is relaxing
and
B. A new school where students either ignore or bully the new students
Stressful environmental and socio-cultural factors, such as bullying, can
impact a person's feeling of self-worth. Absence of a caring parent,
dysfunctional family functions, and abusive behavior place the person at
risk for anxiety or depression.
Legal and Ethical Basis for Care
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to strike a balance between the right of the individual (most important), but
also safety of society (the individual and others). Make sure you are in legal
scope (if something arises that is agains your personal ethics; you have to
follow the law)
Regulatory law (administrative law)
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comes out of statutory law- gives power to Board of Nursing for such
things as CEU's, licensing fees and other details
, Beneficence
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the duty to act so as to benefit or promote the good of others.
Ex. Spending extra time to help calm an extremely anxious patient
A nurse interacts with a newly hospitalized patient. Select the nurse's comment that
applies the communication technique of "offering self."
a. "I've also had traumatic life experiences. Maybe it would help if I told you about
them."
b. "Why do you think you had so much difficulty adjusting to this change in your life?"
c. "I hope you will feel better after getting accustomed to how this unit operates."
d. "I'd like to sit with you for a while to help you get comfortable talking to me."
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ANS: D
"Offering self" is a technique that should be used in the orientation phase
of the nurse-patient relationship. Sitting with the patient, an example of
"offering self," helps to build trust and convey that the nurse cares about
the patient. Two incorrect responses are ineffective and non-therapeutic.
The other incorrect response is therapeutic but is an example of "offering
hope."
When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons with
mental illness, a group of nurses writes letters to their elected representatives in
opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
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, made without the patient's consent. This is necessary when a patient is in
need of a psychiatric treatment, presents a danger to self or others, or is
unable to meet his or her own basic needs
requires the patient retain freedom from unreasonable bodily restraints as
well as the right to informed consent and the right to refuse medications,
including psychotropic or anti psychotic medications
Defense Mechanisms
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Review table 11-4 on page 136
Professional Nursing Code of Ethics
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A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession (nursing)
accept
Helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior
Includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality
*Review code of ethics box 6-1 on page 66
Risk factors for developing physical or mental disorders include:
A. A parent who gets drunk every night after work saying it is relaxing
,B. A new school where students either ignore or bully the new students
C. Higher than average intelligence and many satisfying hobbies
D. A large circle of friends who play sports together
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A. A parent who gets drunk every night after work saying it is relaxing
and
B. A new school where students either ignore or bully the new students
Stressful environmental and socio-cultural factors, such as bullying, can
impact a person's feeling of self-worth. Absence of a caring parent,
dysfunctional family functions, and abusive behavior place the person at
risk for anxiety or depression.
Legal and Ethical Basis for Care
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to strike a balance between the right of the individual (most important), but
also safety of society (the individual and others). Make sure you are in legal
scope (if something arises that is agains your personal ethics; you have to
follow the law)
Regulatory law (administrative law)
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comes out of statutory law- gives power to Board of Nursing for such
things as CEU's, licensing fees and other details
, Beneficence
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the duty to act so as to benefit or promote the good of others.
Ex. Spending extra time to help calm an extremely anxious patient
A nurse interacts with a newly hospitalized patient. Select the nurse's comment that
applies the communication technique of "offering self."
a. "I've also had traumatic life experiences. Maybe it would help if I told you about
them."
b. "Why do you think you had so much difficulty adjusting to this change in your life?"
c. "I hope you will feel better after getting accustomed to how this unit operates."
d. "I'd like to sit with you for a while to help you get comfortable talking to me."
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ANS: D
"Offering self" is a technique that should be used in the orientation phase
of the nurse-patient relationship. Sitting with the patient, an example of
"offering self," helps to build trust and convey that the nurse cares about
the patient. Two incorrect responses are ineffective and non-therapeutic.
The other incorrect response is therapeutic but is an example of "offering
hope."
When a new bill introduced in Congress reduces funding for care of persons with
mental illness, a group of nurses writes letters to their elected representatives in
opposition to the legislation. Which role have the nurses fulfilled?
