The family of a client whose health maintenance organization will not pay for continuing
hospitalization is considering transfer of the client to a public mental hospital.
They express concern
that the client will be "warehoused and never get any treatment.". The reply by the nurse that would
be most helpful is
a. "Under the law, treatment must be provided. Hospitalization without treatment
violates client rights.".
b. "That's a justifiable concern because the right to treatment extends only to
provision of food, shelter, and safety.".
c. "Much will depend on other clients because the right to treatment for a psychotic
client takes precedence over the right to treatment of a client who is stabilized.".
d. "All clients in public hospitals have the right to choose both a primary therapist
and a primary nurse.".
ANS: A
The right to medical and psychiatric treatment was conferred on all clients hospitalized in public
mental hospitals with the enactment of the federal Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Act in 1964 .
Option B supports the erroneous belief the family holds. Options C and D: These stated provisions
are not part of this or any other statute governing psychiatric care.
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