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Informed consented mental health act
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Chapter 1
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Level 1
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Informed consent can be defined as:
A process involving information sharing and decision making
What is autonomy?
Autonomy is the ability of a person to make a choice for themselves
True or false: For many socio-cultural groups in Aotearoa New Zealand collective needs and rights are equal to the needs and rights of the individual.
True
True or false: Everyone has a right to make an informed choice
True
True or false: Every consumer must prove their competence to make an informed choice and give informed consent
False
The most commonly accepted definition of competence is provided as a set of four decision making abilities. These are:
Understanding, Appreciation, Reasoning and Communicating a choice
True or false: A female of any age has the right under law to consent or refuse to consent to any medical or surgical procedure for the purposes of terminating her pregnancy
True
Under sections 151 and 160 of the Crimes Act 1961, everyone who has charge of another person by reason of sickness, has a legal duty to provide the necessaries of life to that person. This is referred to as:
A duty of care
True or false: In emergency situations if the patient is unable to consent and no-one entitled to consent on their behalf is present, then treatment can proceed without consent
True
True or false: A competent patient has the right to decline treatment in an emergency unless that decision may result in an avoidable death
False
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities aims to
Promote equal rights for all people with disabilities
Current Mental Health legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand is based on a model of
Substitute decision making
District Inspectors support
people subject to the Mental Health Act
The role of the DAO is to
to provide information and assistance about mental health and perform special functions under the Mental Health Act.
Under the Mental Health Act, 1992 mental disorder means
has symptoms of abnormal mood or thoughts
The full title of the Mental Health Act, 1992 is
Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act
Section 11 of the Mental Health Act, 1292 provides for a period of assessment and treatment for
5 days
Section 13 of the Mental Health Act, 1992 allows for a period of assessment and treatments for
14 days
Section 29 of the Mental Health Act, 1992 relates to
treatment in the community
Section 111 of the Mental Health Act, 1992 allows a RN to
detain a person for 6 hours for the purposes of assessment