To reduce the risk of a lawsuit based on false imprisonment, mental health nurses must give the highest priority to which intervention?
a. Educating patients about unit protocols
b. Providing adequate treatment during hospitalization
c. Selecting the least restrictive treatment environment that will be effective
d. Ensuring that patients have probable-cause hearings within 24 hours of admission
C
Treating a patient in the least restrictive environment that will be effective lessens the threat of the patient bringing civil suit for false imprisonment. In the least restrictive environment the disruption to patient rights is minimized. Providing information about unit rules and providing adequate treatments are of less immediate importance than ensuring the least restrictive alternative. Probable-cause hearings are necessary only in certain cases.
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