Registered nurses as responsible clinicians under the New Zealand Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992

Unearthing the conflicts between carer a

Unearthing the conflicts between carer and custodian: Implications of participation in Section 16 hearings under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act (1992)

✍ Michael Fishwick; Bryan Tait; Anthony J. O'Brien 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 78 KB

## **ABSTRACT**: __Mental health nursing occurs within a legal and ethical framework that presents conflicts between a paternalistic custodial role and an ethical commitment to autonomy. This paper considers the ethical conflict for nurses posed by acting as second health professional at judicial