A patient in the process of being involuntarily committed demands ...

[tsand2]

A patient in the process of being involuntarily committed demands to be evaluated by his own private psychiatrist. To preserve the patient's rights, the treatment team must:
 
  a. stop the commitment process.
  b. notify the unit psychiatrist immediately.
  c. provide access to the private psychiatrist.
  d. determine why the patient is resisting staff care.

Question 2

If you were talking to a friend about psychiatricmental health nursing and the role it has played in nursing's overall history, which of the following statements would be most accurate?
 
  A) The importance of using therapeutic communication was stressed by Nightingale.
  B) The use of self-care to enhance the immune system was taught by Dorthea Dix.
  C) Nurses were allowed access to psychiatric medical records when medical students were not.
  D) Peplau was the first nurse to stress the importance of therapeutic communication.

[jessicaduplan]

Answer to Question 1

C
Patients' rights include the right to consult with one's own private psychiatrist.

Answer to Question 2

A

[tsand2]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[31809pancho]

Excellent