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Explore legal and ethical issues surrounding psychiatric emergencies, and identify evidence-based suicide and violence risk assessments.
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In 2–3 pages, address the following: Need 3-4 references
Explain your state laws for involuntary psychiatric holds for child and adult psychiatric
emergencies. Include who can hold a patient and for how long, who can release the
emergency hold, and who can pick up the patient after a hold is released. The response
includes a thorough and well-organized explanation of student’s state laws for involuntary psychiatric
holds for child and adult emergencies.
Explain the differences among emergency hospitalization for evaluation/psychiatric hold,
inpatient commitment, and outpatient commitment in your state. The response includes a
thorough and well-organized explanation of student’s state laws for involuntary psychiatric holds for
child and adult emergencies.
Explain the difference between capacity and competency in mental health contexts. The
response includes an accurate and concise explanation of the differences among emergency
hospitalization for evaluation/psychiatric hold, inpatient commitment, and outpatient commitment in
your state
Select one of the following topics, and explain one legal issue and one ethical issue related
to this topic that may apply within the context of treating psychiatric emergencies: patient
autonomy, EMTALA, confidentiality, HIPAA privacy rule, HIPAA security rule, protected
information, legal gun ownership, career obstacles (security clearances/background
checks), and payer source. The response includes an accurate and concise explanation of the
difference between capacity and competency in mental health contexts
Identify one evidence-based suicide risk assessment that you could use to screen patients.
The response accurately and concisely explains one legal and one ethical issue related to the selected
topic, within the context of treating psychiatric emergencies.
Identify one evidence-based violence risk assessment that you could use to screen
patients. The response identifies and explains an appropriate, evidence-based suicide risk assessment
that could be used to screen patients. A copy of or a link to the assessment is included.
The response identifies and explains an appropriate, evidence-based violence risk assessment that could
be used to screen patients. A copy of or a link to the assessment is included.
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity…. A clear and
comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion are provided that delineate all required
criteria.
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