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Kish legal/ethical
Kish psych legal/ethical issues
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 201 commitment status | a voluntary admission to an inpatient psych unit |
| 302 commitment status | an involuntary admission to an inpatient psych unit. lasts up to 5 days or 120 hours |
| 303 commitment status | an involuntary extension of a 302. lasts up to 20 days |
| 304 commitment | an involuntary extension of a 303 that lasts up to 90 days OR a court commitment to outpatient treatment |
| the obligation to determine the appropriate tretament setting for a patient. could be inpatient, outpatient, rehab, etc | least restrictive environment |
| created to protect mental health patients. Includes treating patients with dignity and respect. | patient bill of rights |
| the right of voluntary or involuntary patients related to their medications | right to refuse meds |
| written notice from a patient concerning their wish to leave. Requires the staff to assess reasons for wqanting to leave and education about what could possibly happen after they submit notice | 72 hour notice |
| being discharged against the opinions of the treatment team. usually discharges the patient without followup or scripts | AMA discharge |
| providing information about a patient to anyone who is not involved in the care of the patient or who the patient has not given consent to talk to | breach of confidentiality |
| health care professional's responsibility to notify another person if a patient has made a threat to harm them | duty to warn |
| the responsibility of a health care professional to notify proper agencies of suspected abuse of a patient under 18 years of age even if the patient signed themselves in | mandated reporter |
| any restriction of movement of a patient using either a locked door, equipment, or holding them | seclusion and restraint |
| using restraint for the purposes of retaliation or convenience | inapropriate use of restraint |
| using restraint to stop the iminent risk of harm to the patient or other people | apropriate use of restraint |
| the health care professional's responsibility to attempt other interventions to de-escalate a patient's behavior before a restraint is applied | least restrictive measures |
| must tell patient the expected behavior to be able to take restraints off | discontinuation of restraints as soon as possible |
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marcie kish
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