Court Decisions and Nursing Actions

For this discussion, select one of the nursing practice issues involved in caring for psychiatric or other vulnerable patients listed below:

• Suicide.
• Intent to harm.
• Failure to protect.
• False imprisonment or wrongful commitment.
• Level of care.
• Confidentiality of mentally ill patients.

Provide insights that concisely address the following:

• The court decisions that have defined the nursing practices of your selected issue.
• The nursing principles underlying court decisions and how they have been translated into nursing actions.
• The court decisions' impacts, both negative and positive, on the health of a specific vulnerable population.

Your initial post is to be about 150 words, referenced with at least one APA formatted reference.