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big1devin

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An agitated client has been put in restraints against his will because of inadequate staffing. The nurse determines this as which form of malpractice?
 
  A) Battery
  B) False imprisonment
  C) Defamation
  D) Assault

Question 2

A client with mental retardation has been accused of first-degree murder. There has been a plea of diminished capacity. Which of the following describes diminished capacity?
 
  A) Used by individuals who are informed of their legal rights
  B) Entered in the presence of a mental disease at the time of the commission of an alleged criminal act
  C) The criminal act occurred because of the client's illness but the client is not responsible for his or her behavior
  D) Because of a mental impairment, the defendant could not form the mental state required for a particular offense



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
False imprisonment is the intentional and unjustifiable detention of a person against his or her will. Detention can occur with the use of physical restraint, barriers, or threats of harm. Battery is unlawful touching of another without consent. Defamation involves injury to a person's reputation or character through oral (slander) or written (libel) communications to a third party. Assault is an act that puts another person in apprehension of being touched or of bodily harm without consent.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Diminished capacity asserts that because of the mental impairment, such as mental retardation, the defendant could not form the specific mental state required for a particular offense, such as first-degree murder. Informing individuals of their legal rights describes the Miranda warning. Entered in the presence of a mental disease relates to not guilty by reason of insanity. A criminal act committed because of the client's illness but without responsibility describes the plea of guilty but mentally ill.



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