Nursing NUR401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Desertion, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
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Joe is a voluntary patient, capable to consent to treatment, on an inpatient unit. He was admitted 3 weeks ago, and today has left the unit without informing the staff. Physician that she worried about joe"s mental status; he seemed more agitated, delusional (saw him talking to himself etc). Together they decide that joe should be returned to the unit. The doctor informs joe that he is going to be detained on the form __1____; he gets called away from the unit and on his way out asks you to give the notice to the patient form to joe. Joe is found by police and is returned to the hospital. He is now being detained on the form 1. Joe has his mother calling to inquire about his condition, treatment, and other issues. Also, the police called wanting information on joe.
