The main disadvantage of patient care algorithms is that they:

A) are revised or updated too frequently.
B) are often overridden by medical control.
C) only address classic patient presentations.
D) discourage contact with direct medical control.

Answer: C) only address classic patient presentations.

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a. A physician fails to administer a tetanus injection when a person has a puncture wound. b. A patient is burned by moist compresses that are too hot. c. Information is given to an insurance company without a patient's written consent. d. A health care worker shouts or swears at a patient. e. A health care worker tells another person false information about a patient. f. A health care worker performs a procedure on a patient after the patient has refused to give permission.

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