ATI LPN
Test Bank for Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice
Chapter 4 : Patient Rights and Legal Issues Questions
Question 1 of 5
A group of nursing students are reviewing information about internal rights protection systems. The students demonstrate understanding of this information when they identify which of the following as an example?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The Joint Commission is an example of an internal rights protection system, as it sets standards for patient rights and safety within healthcare facilities, including mental health settings.
Question 2 of 5
After teaching a class about competency and how it is assessed, the nursing instructor determines the need for additional instruction when the class identifies which ability as being evaluated?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Competency assessment evaluates the ability to communicate choices, understand relevant information, and appreciate the situation and consequences, not moral judgments about right and wrong.
Question 3 of 5
A patient is involuntarily committed without a court order. The nurse understands that the emergency short-term hospitalization can occur for which time frame?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Emergency short-term involuntary hospitalization, often under a psychiatric hold, typically lasts 48 to 72 hours (up to 92 hours in some jurisdictions) for evaluation, pending a court hearing.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is explaining the distinction between confidentiality and privacy. Which of the following would the nurse include as reflecting privacy?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Privacy refers to an individual?s right to control personal information and aspects of their life not governed by laws, whereas confidentiality is the ethical and legal duty to protect disclosed information.
Question 5 of 5
A psychiatric-mental health patient has an advance care directive on his medical record. A clinician provides treatment that disregards the patient?s directive. The clinician would be liable for which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Disregarding an advance care directive and providing unauthorized treatment constitutes medical battery, a specific type of battery involving non-consensual medical intervention.