The client the nurse should consider for involuntary commitment for psychiatric treatment is the
client who
a. is noncompliant with the medical regimen.
b. broke the law by selling illegal drugs.
c. threatens to harm himself and others.
d. who is filing for bankruptcy.
ANS: C
Involuntary commitment protects clients who are dangerous to themselves or others and cannot care
for their own basic needs. Involuntary commitment also protects other individuals in society. The
behaviors described in the other options are not sufficient to require involuntary hospitalization.
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