Wisconsin Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) Practice Exam

Which of the following can be considered "involuntary administration of psychotropic medication"?

1. Forcibly restraining an individual to enable administration

2. Placing medication in an individual’s food or drink without their knowledge

3. Requiring medication intake as a condition of receiving privileges or benefits

4. All of the above

The correct answer is: All of the above

The correct answer is D, "All of the above," because each of the actions described in the options constitutes the involuntary administration of psychotropic medication. A. Forcibly restraining an individual to enable administration is considered involuntary because it involves physical force to ensure the individual takes the medication against their will. B. Placing medication in an individual’s food or drink without their knowledge is also considered involuntary administration because the individual is unaware of consuming the medication. C. Requiring medication intake as a condition of receiving privileges or benefits is another form of involuntary administration as it coerces the individual into taking the medication in exchange for something else, which undermines their autonomy and choice in the matter. Therefore, all these actions violate an individual's right to make informed choices about their own medication and can be classified as involuntary administration of psychotropic medication.