Nrnp 6675 Week 8 Assignment Legal And Ethical Issues Related

This study source was downloaded by 100000903199297 from CourseHero.com on 01-12-2026 22:16:14 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/188149487/Week-8-Assignment-Legal-and-Ethical-Issues-Related-to-Psychiatric-Emergenciesdocx/ 1Week 8 Assignment: Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Psychiatric EmergenciesThis study source was downloaded by 100000903199297 from CourseHero.com on 01-12-2026 22:16:14 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/188149487/Week-8-Assignment-Legal-and-Ethical-Issues-Related-to-Psychiatric-Emergenciesdocx/2Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Psychiatric EmergenciesPediatric psychiatric emergencies are cited as one of the common issues in mental health units. A study has shown that over 20% of patient visits for psychiatric emergencies are associated with patients under the age of 13 years (Santillanes et al., 2017). Involuntary psychiatric holds are initiated when the patient poses danger to themself or harms others. Santillanes et al., (2017) explain that involuntary holds are usually initiated in the prehospital setting because of a volatile situation. Nevertheless, patients may or may not represent a true threat to themselves or others or be gravely disabled (Santillanes et al., 2017). In this assignment,the paper addresses the legal and ethical issues associated with psychiatric emergencies in Maryland State as follows.Maryland state laws for involuntary psychiatric holds According to Maryland State, the law grant the involuntary and emergency psychiatric hold for an adult who presents psychiatric disorders that are deemed dangerous to others and themselves. Maryland law grants permission