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Chapter 03: Legal Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Considering that a state uses the M’Naghten Rule when an individual is on trial for a crime, what would be most important to document for a orse caring... for a patient who will soon be tried on murder charges? a. The patient’s participation in treatment planning b. The patient’s comments about commission of the crime c. Examples of behaviors that support psychiatric diagnoses d. The patient’s perceptions of the need for hospitalization and treatment ANS: B The M’Naghten Rule states that to be held legally accountable for his or her actions, a person with mental illness must be able to understand the nature and implications of the crime. Although each of the options refers to data that should be documented, the patient’s comments about the crime would be of most importance to the trial. DIF: Cognitive level: Applying REF: p. 21 TOP: Orsing process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity 2. A patient tells the orse, “You better take good care of me or I’ll sue you using the precedent established in Wyatt v. Stickney.” The orse can interpret this as: a. intellectualization. b. concern about rights to adequate treatment. c. a warning about being coerced into treatment. d. a request for immediate discharge from the facility. ANS: B Wyatt v. Stickney was a case in which the court ruled that patients had the right to adequate treatment while hospitalized. Intellectualizing is a defense mechanism. Right to refuse [Show More]

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