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I am doing clinicals at a psych facility right now, and the law is that nurses, doctors, nor psychiatrists can push meds on a pateint, (a patient cannot be forced to take meds) whether this patient is voluntary or involuntary admitted.

There are two exceptions to that rule:
One- The only way meds can be pushed on a patient is with a judicial order from the courts.
Two- if the patient is hurting himself or someone else, a one time ordered dose may be pushed on a patient, but it can only be a one time dose, and it can only be a short term medication.

If this was being done to ED without a court order, then it's absolutely unethical, It goes for a patient's wife or husband as well, no one can force a patient to take meds without his/her consent or a judicial order.

Hope that helps. As others had stated, one would really have to check into these allegations and be certain before filing a complaint.