A patient tells the nurse, "You better take good care of me or I'll sue you using the precedent established in Wyatt v. Stickney." The nurse can interpret this as:

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Wyatt v. Stickney was a case in which the court ruled that patients had the right to adequate treatment while hospitalized. Intellectualizing is a defense mechanism. Right to refuse treatment and commitment issues were not the focus of Wyatt v. Stickney.

A Patient Tells the Nurse, "You Better Take Good Care