Mental Health Nursing

Respecting the rights of others to make their own decisions

The duty to acct to benefit or promote the good of others

The duty to distribute resources or care equally, regardless of personal attributes

Maintaining loyalty and commitment to the patient and doing no wrong to the patient

One’s duty to communicate truthfully

An intentional threat designed to make the victim fearful; produces reasonable apprehension of harm

The harmful or offensive touching of another person

The study of specific ethical questions that arise in health care

The rights of personal liberty guaranteed under two U.S. constitutional amendments

The capacity to understand the consequences of one’s decisions

A release from an impatient psychiatric facility that is contingent upon outpatient commitment

The ethical responsibility of a health care professional that prohibits the disclosure of privileged information without the patient’s informed consent

Ethical and legal obligations of health care workers to protect patients from physically harming themselves or others

On obligation that may result in the breach of confidentiality on the part of the health care worker to warn third parties when they may be in danger from a patient

A situation in which there is a conflict between two or more courses of action, each carrying favorable and unfavorable consequences

Mandates that the least restrictive and least disruptive means be used to achieve a specific purpose

Used for extended care and treatment of those with mental illness. Commitments are obtained through medical certification, judicial hearings, or administrative action

An act or omission to act that breaches the duty of care and result in or is responsible for a person’s injuries

An act, or failure to act, that breaches the duty of due care and results in or is responsible for another person’s injuries

The legal expectation of privacy concerning the sharing medical information

The right to reject forced treatment. This right takes into consideration the person’s right for autonomy, and beneficence

The right to expect appropriate and adequate treatment

Admitting patient with acute psychiatric symptoms on an emergency basis upon written order of a primary care provider for a limited amount of time

The civil wrong for which money damages may be obtained by the injured party from the wrongdoer

Termination of a patient-institutional relationship

Unintended acts against another person that produce injury or harm

Inpatient care sought by the patient or the patient’s guardian through a written application to the facility

A “formal written order” to “free the person”