When a patient is noncompliant with medical advice and this noncompliance could have serious consequences to the patient, the practitioner should:
a. terminate the relationship with the patient.
b. charge the patient extra fees.
c. threaten the patient.
d. ask the patient to sign a statement acknowledging having been informed of his or her condition, the recommended treatment, and the consequences of not following through with the treatment.
Answer: d
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