A psychiatric–mental health client has an advance care directive on his medical record. A clinician provides treatment that disregards the client's directive. The clinician would be liable for which of the following?
A) Assault
B) Battery
C) Medical battery
D) False imprisonment
Ans: C
Failure to respect a client's advance care directive is considered medical battery. Assault is the threat of unlawful force to inflict bodily injury on another. Battery is intentional and unpermitted contact with another. False imprisonment is detention or imprisonment contrary to the provision of law.
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