John accompanied his wife Stacy to the clinic today seeking a walk-in appointment. He explains that STacy slipped and fell on some ice while walking to her car last night. John informs you that aside from a some cuts and bruises on her body, her "arm socket" is really hurting her. He states that "she may need an X-ray" and some "drugs" to help her with the pain. You notice that Stacy is consistently looking away from you as her husband talks. She seems very tense and axious. You make the decision, after looking at the schedule, that stacy can be seen in about 20 minutes. You inform John and Stacy and ask them to take a seat in the waiting room. You are going to perform necessary triage and vital signs on Stacy and call her name in the waiting room. John immediately stands up tp escort Stacy. You inform John that there is limited space in the triage area for him to accompany Stacy and will bring stacy back to the waiting room after you obtain vitals and gather other basic information. John becomes irate and demands to be present with Stcay to "provide her with support". Stacy becomes physically stressed and upset. Possible Abuse Case Study Question Are there any legal or ethical implications invvolved with this scenario? What are they?

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John accompanied his wife Stacy to the clinic today seeking a walk-in appointment. He explains that STacy slipped and fell on some ice while walking to her car last night. John informs you that aside from a some cuts and bruises on her body, her "arm socket" is really hurting her. He states that "she may need an X-ray" and some "drugs" to help her with the pain.

You notice that Stacy is consistently looking away from you as her husband talks. She seems very tense and axious. You make the decision, after looking at the schedule, that stacy can be seen in about 20 minutes. You inform John and Stacy and ask them to take a seat in the waiting room.

You are going to perform necessary triage and vital signs on Stacy and call her name in the waiting room. John immediately stands up tp escort Stacy. You inform John that there is limited space in the triage area for him to accompany Stacy and will bring stacy back to the waiting room after you obtain vitals and gather other basic information. John becomes irate and demands to be present with Stcay to "provide her with support". Stacy becomes physically stressed and upset.

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