One should never document based on hearsay, which means that an occupational therapy practitioner should never document
A) Something that he or she did not witness
B) What the client says if it cannot be verified as true by the client's family
C) Something that he or she heard but did not see
D) What the family told him or her if it cannot be verified as true by the client
A
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If a patient requests a copy of his or her medical record, and in reading the physicians' notes about a conversation that allegedly occurred between the physician and the patient disagrees with the outcome documented, the patient can:
a. do nothing; it is already documented in the medical record. b. request an addendum be placed in his or her record indicating what the patient believes the outcome of the conversation to be. c. write a letter to the local newspaper complaining about the physician. d. have the physician's comments deleted from the record.