STATE: IOWA

 In 2–3 pages, address the following:

• Explain Iowa’s 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.
• Explain the differences among emergency hospitalization for evaluation/psychiatric hold, inpatient commitment, and outpatient commitment in your state.
• Explain the difference between capacity and competency in mental health contexts.
• 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.
• Identify one evidence-based suicide risk assessment that you could use to screen patients.
• Identify one evidence-based violence risk assessment that you could use to screen patients.

References:

 Buppert, C. (2021). Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (7th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Chapter 7, “Negligence and Malpractice”
• Chapter 8, “Risk Management”
• Chapter 16, “Resolving Ethical Dilemmas”
• National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2019). Brøset violence checklistLinks to an external site.. http://riskassessment.no/
• Boland, R. Verdiun, M. L. & Ruiz, P. (2022). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. 
  • Chapter 25, “Consultation to Other Disciplines”
  • Chapter 26, “Level Of Care”
  • Chapter 27, “Ethics and Professionalism”
• Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J., & Taylor, E. A. (Eds.). (2015). Rutter’s child and adolescent psychiatry (6th ed.). Wiley Blackwell.  
  • Chapter 19, “Legal Issues in the Care and Treatment of Children With Mental Health Problems”
  • Chapter 64, “Suicidal Behavior and Self-Harm”

Using a quality external resource, research the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment.

Review the rubric to determine how your assignment will be graded.

Your assignment will be checked for plagiarism through Turnitin. Check your results, make any necessary corrections, and resubmit a revised copy if the system identifies any issues.

Using a quality external resource, research the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment.

 Students  will create a 3-page analysis of two opposing articles on euthanasia  and physician-assisted suicide to define the issue.

To  effectively address an ethical problem, we have to fully understand it.  After all, we don’t have much chance of making good choices if we don’t  understand the issue. Did you know defining an issue means describing  both sides before sharing your point of view about either side? Defining  both sides can be tricky because it requires being objective even when  you do not agree. Can you do it? Can you define both sides without  sharing how you feel about physician assisted suicide and euthanasia?  Physician assisted suicide and euthanasia are two highly emotionally  charged subjects, which makes this exercise all the more difficult.

Demonstrate your mastery of defining the issue by completing the Unit III Analysis of Unit Resources template.

Use  the template to complete the assignment. Follow the directions in the  template to complete the assignment. Be sure to dedicate some detail to  comparing and contrasting both articles. Take some time to reflect on  the importance of doing so, as well.

The completed assignment should be three pages in length. No sources will be required for this assignment.

The ebook used is “Disputed Moral Issues, 5th edition