Title: Explain the legal and ethical aspects of mental health nursing.
Course: Practical Nursing III (14052-III) > Section: Understanding the Nursing Process as Related to the Mental Health Client

Explanation should include

- differentiation of values, rights, and ethics
- voluntary and involuntary admission
- conditional and unconditional discharge
- federal and state legislation.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the differences among values, rights, and ethics?
- What is the purpose of the mental health client's Bill of Rights?
- What is the legal rationale for the Nurse Practice Acts?
- What considerations are involved in making an ethical decision?
- What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary admission to a mental health/psychiatric hospital?
- How would conditional and unconditional discharge from a mental healthcare setting be compared?
- What federal legislation affects the care of the client with a mental health disorder?