SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).You respond to a 67-year-old female who has fallen at home. On arrival the patient is conscious and alert, with no respiratory or cardiac compromise. She states she tripped and fell and now has pain in her left hip. She thinks she might have heard a "pop" as she hit the floor. She has her neighbor at her side and says it is all right if you leave-the neighbor can get her up and to her favorite chair. She's afraid she can't afford the ambulance and the hospital, and she is sure she is just feeling her age. You know that the ambulance is on its way and should arrive soon.You consider the appropriate ________ for the patient by asking yourself what another individual with your training would and should do under similar

circumstances.

A. treatment protocols
B. ethical response
C. standard of care
D. legal obligations

Answer: C