Your patient has been involuntarily admitted the hospital. He has been scheduled for electroconvulsive therapy. The nurse knows that:

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The patient will still need to sign the informed consent for the therapy. The patient is still considered legally competent until declared otherwise. Patients who are admitted involuntarily do not lose their right to informed consent unless they are declared incompetent; then the consent falls to the next of kin.

Your Patient Has Been Involuntarily Admitted the Hospital