Which document pertaining to client care would a student beginning clinical experience on a
psychiatric inpatient unit be justified in reading last?
a. Clients' Bill of Rights
b. Unit Policy on Suicide Precautions
c. Unit Seclusion and Restraint Policies
d. Employee Directive on Overtime Refusal
ANS: D
Because the student is not an employee, information about overtime refusal is of less relevance.
Options A, B, and C: The student will be directly involved with client rights, implementing suicide
precautions, and seclusion and restraint policies.
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