06 Mar Legal and Ethical Implications for PMHNP
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Legal and Ethical Implications for PMHNP
Select a topic that has both legal and ethical implications for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practice and then perform a literature review on the topic. The goal is to identify the most salient legal and ethical facets of the issue for PMHNP practice, and also how these facets differ in the care of adult patients versus children in the state of Connecticut.
Select one of the following ethical/legal topics:
o Autonomy
o Beneficence
o Involuntary hospitalization and due process of civil commitment
o Informed assent/consent and capacity
o Duty to warn.
o Restraints
o HIPPA
o Child and elder abuse reporting
o Tort law
o Negligence/malpractice
Locate a total of four scholarly, professional, or legal resources related to this topic. One should address ethical considerations related to the topic for adults, one should be on ethical considerations related to the topic for children/adolescents, one should be on legal considerations related to the topic for adults, and one should be on legal considerations related to the topic for children/adolescents.
INCLUDE THE PDF OF THE SOURCES
