NURS 222 - MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE.

NURS 222 - MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE/NURS 222 - MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE. WEEK 1 Criteria for 5150 hold (Involuntary Admission) – presence of mental illness, danger to self (DTS) or danger to others (DTO), demonstrates severe disability or inability to meet basic necessities including food/clothing/shelter (gravely disabled - GD), and requires treatment but unable to seek it voluntarily related to the impact of the mental illness. The hold lasts for 72 hours. Ethical principles – philosophical ideas regarding right and wrong. A. Beneficence – the quality of doing good; can be described as charity. B. Justice – fair and equal treatment for all. C. Autonomy – the clients right to make their own decisions. D. Fidelity – loyalty and faithfulness to the client and to one’s duty. E. Veracity – honesty when dealing with a client.