Ethical and legal considerations are the fundamental aspect of the provider in which the provider must take into consideration the Responsibility, obligation and moral duties in his or her practice when dealing with the clint entrusted in his/her care. The provider must render service to client with respect, compassion and be empathetic, making sure client rights are protected. As professionals we have the almost obligation in recognizing child/adolescent and adults’ mental health when it comes to recognizing ethical and legal issues (AACAP, 2014). One of the roles PMHNP must deal with is to make sure the patient gives his or her consent for treatment (Martel et al., 2018). NRNP-6665 Week 2: Discussion – ETHICAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF PMHNP CARE
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Informed consent and capacity are different when it comes to treating adults and child/adolescent. When it comes to informed consent of a child /Adolescent, the psychiatry will involve the child parents/guardians and care gives due to the child growth development. The child is not able to think or understand a given procedure because of their underdeveloped cognition. For an adult who has his or her mental capability to understand a given procedure when the psychiatry has educated the adults on the type of procedure that he or she is to carry out. Adults who are mentally fit can make decisions on life issues as such they are able to sign their consent for treatment (Nepi, 2019). As far as children/adolescents are concerned, the provider will educate them on the kind of treatment but will require the parent or care giver to sign the consent form for treatment, because a child/adolescent are considering minors. The child or adolescent lack the does not have the adult developmental capacities to consent for treatment. According to Martel et al, 2018 the child or adolescent is considered as minor, they cannot fully understand and be aware of the nature of their treatment. As far as legal issue the child or adolescent has the right to maintain his autonomy, the provider has to speak to him in normal voice, the child or adolescent just like an adult right for an assessment, while carrying out the assessment, the provider should make sure, the assessment is done in the present of the child parents, care givers or legal guardian (Rajendran et al., 2022).
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This information will help me in my clinical practice. As a provider, I will abide by the rules and regulations governing my state with a holistic approach to manage patient care, obtaining patient present and past psychiatry history. I will make sure the adult patient understands the treatment offer. For the child or adolescent treatment option consent must be signed by the child’s parent or guardian. The adult patient has the mental capacity to understand his or her treatment options including risks and benefits of the treatment (Zakhari, 2020). The state of Arizona requires psychiatry to report any unethical practices.
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American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. (2014). Code of ethicsLinks to an external site.Links to an external site.. https://www.aacap.org/App_Themes/AACAP/docs/about_us/transparency_portal/aacap_code_of_ethics_2012.pdfLinks to an external site.
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