Exam 6: Legal and Ethical Basis for Practice

A newly admitted patient who is acutely psychotic is a private patient of the senior psychiatrist.To whom does the psychiatric nurse who is assigned to this patient owe the duty of care?

Which nursing intervention demonstrates false imprisonment?

A psychiatric nurse best implements the ethical principle of autonomy when he or she:

A nurse at the mental health center prepares to administer a scheduled injection of haloperidol decanoate (Haldol depot injection)to a patient with schizophrenia.As the nurse swabs the site,the patient shouts,"Stop,stop! I don't want to take that medicine anymore.I hate the side effects." Select the nurse's best initial action.

A patient with mental illness asks a psychiatric technician,"What's the matter with me?" The technician replies,"Your wing nuts need tightening." The patient looks bewildered and wanders off.The nurse who overheard the exchange should take action based on:

After leaving work,a staff nurse realizes that documentation of the administration of a medication to a patient was omitted.This off-duty nurse telephones the unit and tells the nurse,"Please document the administration of the medication I forgot to do.My password is alpha1." The nurse should: