Explore patients being involuntary and voluntarily committed to psychiatric institutes. Patients can voluntarily commit themselves to avoid trouble situations, e.g., jail or court appearances but may not truly be seeking help to better themselves. They also use this as a way to have a place to sleep, eat and feel safe. Patients can be involuntarily committed by anyone who feels theyre harm to themselves. I have seen at my place of domestic employment situations where a wife/husband is involuntarily committed based on the verbiage of the other spouse. Patients can also be involuntarily committed by law enforcement. I will explore possible commitment alternatives and what situations make voluntary and involuntary commitments necessary.
The case study should be between 3-4 double spaced pages, not including title page, abstract page and reference page. Discussion will focus on the ethical decision-making process. The ethics discussion should introduce the concepts from global to specific and apply them to the case. Discussion must include the four principles of an ethical decision-making process: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice or other ethical approaches such as consequentialism/utilitarianism, or different deontological approaches. The ethical decision-making process must be specifically applied to your case study.
In addition, the student is expected to use their textbook DeNisco, S. (2020). Advanced practice nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession (4th ed.). Burlington, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett., and at least 2 other recent journal articles to support or refute the ideas presented.
Grading:
Ethical concepts clearly presented 30%
Ethics Case Study clearly presented with a clear description of ethical dilemma 20%
Analysis of ethical concepts applied to case study demonstrating quality writing 20%
Original thoughts 10%
APA 6 style, including a short abstract. Citations of articles used. 20%
