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Mr3Hunna

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Upon voluntary admission, the nurse will ensure that the patient's rights are preserved. Which interventions are directly related to a patient's civil right? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Arranging for the patient to vote in city election by absentee ballot
  b. Respecting the patient's right to refuse a dose of a prescribed medication
  c. Arranging for the patient to have a private area in which to visit with friends
  d. Deferring to a patient's expressed wish to not share a room with anyone else
  e. Changing the assignment because a patient doesn't like a particular staff mem-ber

Question 2

Privileged communication is a legal concept that in some states protects the confidential-ity of the nurse-patient relationship. Which information is not protected by this statute? Select all that apply.
 
  a. A threat to kill that man if he even thinks about leaving me
  b. The patient's admission to having a sexually transmitted disease
  c. The fact that a patient knows who was responsible for her brutal rape
  d. The discussion about how the patient sold his prescription drugs to friends
  e. Suspicion by the nurse that the patient has been physically abused by a spouse



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A, B, C
When individuals enter a mental health facility, they usually retain their civil rights, unless such rights are clearly restricted via the use of due process to certify that an individual lacks the capacity or competence to have them. These individuals retain the right to vote, refuse medication, and to have visitors. A private room and selecting of staff are not civil rights that all patients are entitled to.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, E
Privileged communication allows certain information given to professionals by patients to remain secret during any litigation. These statutes exclude the mandatory reporting of vio-lence against a child, an older adult, an impaired adult, and (in some instances) a domestic partner; some communicable diseases that affect public safety; and information that will pre-vent a felony (e.g., murder) from occurring. Only the patient can give the information re-garding her rape and the privilege prevents the nurse from sharing information such as illegal selling of drugs to be used against the patient in a court of law.



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