The EMT gains the greatest protection from consent-related legal issues by:
A) Documenting the patient's consent for treatment on the prehospital care report
B) Notifying the emergency physician or medical direction of the patient's consent
C) Having his or her partner serve as a witness to the consent
D) Asking the patient twice if it is okay to assess and treat him or her
A) Documenting the patient's consent for treatment on the prehospital care report
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Which of the following statements is true regarding patient telephone use in the medical office?
A) Offices no longer provide telephones for patient use. B) Cell phone use is eroding the practice of medical offices providing telephones for patient use. C) Offices that provide phones for patient use usually allow patients to make long-distance calls. D) Offices will typically allow patients to use the same phone as that used for receiving incoming calls.
__________ is used to document the location within the resident's record where the assessment information may be found
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word