A client is admitted on an emergent basis to a local mental health facility after being detained by the police when he was found walking naked down the middle of a four-lane highway

The nurse knows that the client can be held for what length of time?
A) 72–84 hours
B) 48–72 hours
C) 36–48 hours
D) 24–36 hours


B

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