ETHICAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF PMHNP CARE

LEARNING RESOURCES

· American Nurses Association. (2015).  Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements Links to an external site. . https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/ethics/code-of-ethics-for-nurses/coe-view-only/Links to an external site.

· American Psychological Association. (2017).  Ethical principles of psychologists and diagnostic formulation  Links to an external site. . http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/Links to an external site.

· American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. (2014).  Code of ethics  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.

· American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (2020).  APRN psychiatric-mental health nursing practice  Links to an external site. . https://www.apna.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3846Links to an external site.

· Anderson, S. L. (2012). Practice parameter on gay, lesbian, or bisexual sexual orientation, gender nonconformity, and gender discordance in children and adolescents Links to an external site. .  American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,  51(9). 957–974. https://www.jaacap.org/action/showPdf?pii=S0890-8567%2812%2900500-XLinks to an external site.

· Hilt, R. J., & Nussbaum, A. M. (2016).  DSM-5 pocket guide for child and adolescent mental health  Links to an external site. . American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

· Chapter 2, “Addressing Behavioral and Mental Problems in Community Settings”Links to an external site.

· Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J., & Taylor, E. A. (2015).  Rutter’s child and adolescent psychiatry (6th ed.). Wiley Blackwell.

· Chapter 19, “Legal Issues in the Care and Treatment of Children with Mental Health Problems”

· Zakhari, R. (2020).  The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification review manual. Springer.

· Chapter 1, “Preparing to Pass the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam”

TO PREPARE

· Select one of the following ethical/legal topics:

· Autonomy

· Beneficence

· Justice

· Fidelity

· Veracity

· Involuntary hospitalization and due process of civil commitment

· Informed assent/consent and capacity

· Duty to warn

· Restraints

· HIPPA

· Child and elder abuse reporting

· Tort law

· Negligence/malpractice

Choose a total of four scholarly, professional, or legal resources related to this topic.

· One should address ethical considerations related to this topic for adults,

· One should be on ethical considerations related to this topic for children/adolescents,

· One should be on legal considerations related to this topic for adults,

· And one should be on legal considerations related to this topic for children/adolescents.

THE QUESTION

· Briefly identify the topic you selected.

· Then, summarize the articles you selected,

· Explaining the most salient ethical and legal issues related to the topic as they concern psychiatric-mental health practice for children/adolescents and for adults.

· Explain how this information could apply to your clinical practice, including specific implications for practice within your state.

· Attach the PDFs of your articles.