Write a NAME_1 style affirmative construct based on the following text: 2. Applies ethical and legal principles to the treatment of patients/
clients with mental health problems and psychiatric disorders.
3. Delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient/
client autonomy, dignity, and rights.
4. Avoids using the power inherent in the therapeutic relationship to
influence the patient/client in ways not related to the treatment goals.
5. Maintains patient/client confidentiality within legal and
regulatory parameters.
6. Serves as an advocate, protecting patient/client rights and
assisting patients/clients in developing skills for self-advocacy.
7. Maintains therapeutic and professional interpersonal
relationships with appropriate, professional role boundaries.
8. Demonstrates a commitment to practicing self-care, managing
stress, and connecting with self and others.
9. Contributes to resolving ethical issues of patients/clients,
colleagues, or systems through activities such as recommending
ethics clinical consultations for specific patient/client situations
and participating on ethics committees.
10. Intervenes in cases of illegal, incompetent, or impaired practices.
11. Promotes advanced care planning related to behavioral
health issues, which may include behavioral health advanced
directives.
12. Assists patients/clients who may be facing concurrent medical
illnesses to plan for and gain access to appropriate care.
13. Promotes a system and climate that is conducive to providing
ethical care.
14. Advocates for patients/clients to protect them from harm and
maximize their human rights and dignity.
Additional Competencies for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse
15. Informs the patient/client of the risks, benefits, and outcomes of
health care regimens.
16. Contributes to interprofessional teams that address ethical risks,
benefits, and outcomes.
17. Utilizes ethical principles to advocate for access and parity of
services for mental health problems, psychiatric disorders, and
addiction services.
18. Analyzes the impact of the duty to report and other advocacy
actions on the therapeutic alliance.
19. Arranges for the provision of care in the therapist's absence.