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QuestionChoice
Section 5(4) allows nurses to detain a patient for up to 6 hours, if they believe they are suffering from a mental disorder. This allows more time for the patient to be assessed.
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a
Section 5(4)
QuestionChoice
This section can be used by police to enter private premises and remove a person to a place of safety. This can last up to 24 hours. It is not used by nurses, or in a hospital setting.
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d
Section 135
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A nurse would need to use section 5(4) in order to detain a person who they think is mentally unwell.
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c
Section 5(3)
QuestionChoice
A section 136 can be used by police to bring someone in from a public place if the police believe they are mentally unwell. This section can last up to 24hours, after which they should have a mental health act assessment. It is not used by nurses, or in a hospital setting.
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e
Section 136
QuestionChoice
A section 5(2) can be used by doctors to detain a patient for up to 72 hours. It is not used by nurses.
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b
Section 5(2)
Concept
Chapter
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The Mental Health Act
Topic
173
Psychiatry
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A 25-year-old male on the surgical ward begins shouting at other patients as he believes they are trying to poison him. He has a known diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia but unfortunately stopped taking his medication during this admission.

He becomes agitated and tries to leave the ward. The nurse believes he is suffering from a mental disorder and feels he needs to remain in hospital for an assessment.

Which of the following sections of the mental health act can be used by nurses for this purpose?
a