RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 900 of 2368

A client with chronic mental illness refuses a treatment. No court has declared the client incompetent. How should the nurse view the client's decision-making?

  1. The client is considered competent
  2. The client is considered incompetent because of the illness
  3. The client's family decides on the treatment
  4. The nurse decides based on the client's diagnosis
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Correct answer: The client is considered competent

Individuals are considered competent until a formal legal proceeding declares them incompetent.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Mental Health Concepts: Competency and Guardianship. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026