Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 7th Edition By Mary C-Test Bank.

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Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 7th Edition By Mary C-Test Bank To Purchase this Complete Test Bank with Answers Click the link Below Sample Test Chapter 3: Ethical and Legal Issues Mu... ltiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. In response to a student’s question regarding choosing a psychiatric specialty, a charge nurse states, “Mentally ill clients need special care. If I were in that position, I’d want a caring nurse also.” From which ethical framework is the charge nurse operating? 2. During a hiring interview, which response by a nursing applicant should indicate that the applicant operates from an ethical egoism framework? 3. Without authorization, a nurse administers an extra dose of narcotic tranquilizer to an agitated client. The nurse’s coworker observes this action but does nothing for fear of retaliation. What is the ethical interpretation of the coworker’s lack of involvement? 4. Group therapy is strongly encouraged, but not mandatory, in an inpatient psychiatric unit. The unit manager’s policy is that clients can make a choice about whether or not to attend group therapy. Which ethical principle does the unit manager’s policy preserve? 5. Which is an example of an intentional tort? 6. An involuntarily committed client is verbally abusive to the staff, repeatedly threatening to sue. The client records the full names and phone numbers of the staff. Which nursing action is most appropriate to decrease the possibility of a lawsuit? 7. Which statement should a nurse identify as correct regarding a client’s right to refuse treatment? 8. Which potential client should a nurse identify as a candidate for involuntarily commitment? 9. A client diagnosed with schizophrenia refuses to take medication, citing the right of autonomy. Under which circumstance would a nurse have the right to medicate the client against the client’s wishes? 10. A psychiatric nurse working on an inpatient unit receives a call asking if an individual has been a client in the facility. Which nursing response reflects appropriate legal and ethical obligations? 11. A client requests information on several medications in order to make an informed choice about management of depression. A nurse should provide this information to facilitate which ethical principle? 12. An inpatient psychiatric physician refuses to treat clients without insurance and prematurely discharges those whose insurance benefits have expired. Which ethical principle should a nurse determine has been violated based on these actions? 13. Which situation reflects violation of the ethical principle of veracity? [Show More]

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