NUR2488 / NUR 2488 Exam 1 Updated: Mental Health Nursing - Rasmussen

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NUR 2488 Mental Health Nursing Exam 1 NUR 2488 Mental Health Nursing Mental Health-Exam 1 Rasmussen Patient Rights - the right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, ... and the right to be heard What rights are limited to involuntarily admitted clients? - The client's right to freedom or to leave the hospital. All other client rights remain intact. Describe Duty to Warn and how it is used in psychiatric nursing - •Assessing and predicting a patient's danger of violence toward another •Identifying specific individual(s) being threatened •Identifying appropriate actions to protect victim(s) Describe HIPPA and how it is used in psychiatric nursing - You can share information with others if the person can harm self, or others, or if they're not mentally capable of making decisions for themselves Restraints - •Immediate risk of harm to the patient or others, Seclusion - Decrease in sensory over stimulation is needed, patient requests it [Show More]

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