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2011
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2011.552749
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Reflecting on Forced Medication

Abstract: There are multiple concerns regarding the practice of forced medication of clients with mental illness. Clients often report that side effects outweigh the benefits of psychotropic medication, while mental health clinicians often think the client may become dangerous without medication. Who should have the right to decide whether a client takes medication? Nursing plays an integral role in the decision making by considering alternative therapies and current research, addressing the diversity among our clients,… Show more

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“…While IM medications are an important tool, they come with a complex set of risks, benefits, and implications. Administration of IM medications can increase scene safety in some respects, but--particularly when IM medication is given involuntarily--patients may experience a loss of autonomy, they may experience the intervention as unnecessarily invasive, and the experience may disrupt their relationships with healthcare providers (26,27). Administration of IMs may also temporarily escalate the situation and place the patient and staff members at increased risk of injury.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While IM medications are an important tool, they come with a complex set of risks, benefits, and implications. Administration of IM medications can increase scene safety in some respects, but--particularly when IM medication is given involuntarily--patients may experience a loss of autonomy, they may experience the intervention as unnecessarily invasive, and the experience may disrupt their relationships with healthcare providers (26,27). Administration of IMs may also temporarily escalate the situation and place the patient and staff members at increased risk of injury.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Um die dahingehende Entwicklung bei Pflegepersonen zu fördern, bieten sich die professionelle Selbstreflexion und Nachbesprechungen von herausfordernden Praxissituationen an. Mentoren können hier Coaches, die pflegerische Stationsleitung oder auch die anderen (erfahrenen) Pflegekollegen sein [10].…”
Section: Caring Als Moralische Normativitätunclassified
“…Um Hierarchiegefälle und paternalistische Versorgungsstrukturen aufzubrechen, werden Betreuungsansätze wie "Adherence", "Shared Decision Making" oder "Medication Concordance" empfohlen. Es handelt sich dabei um spezielle pflegerische Versorgungskonzepte und Haltungen von Pflegepersonen mit dem Ziel, dass die versorgten Kinder und Jugendlichen umfassend aufgeklärt werden, um im Betreuungsverhältnis notwendige Entscheidungen mitbestimmen beziehungsweise verstehen zu können [10]. Einschränkend muss hier aber festgestellt werden, dass eine solche Autonomieübertragung an Kinder und Jugendliche nur bedingt möglich ist.…”
Section: Caring Als Zwischenmenschliche Beziehungunclassified