1. Fundamental Goal of Psychiatric Care: is to strike a balance between the rights of the individual patient and the rights of society at
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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 Less]