Chapter 5, Problem 10R

The purpose of obtaining a health history in today's medical office is to: a. have a basis for all treatment given by the provider and a guide for all future treatment. b. have information for the patient's personal use. c. have something to document in the patient's medical record. O d. have information for the insurance company.

Patient advocates known as _____________ in long-term care institutions were guaranteed as part of nursing home reforms.   assisted care aides ombudspersons geriatricians geropsychologists

Nursing Homes Assistant Identify the most common form of litigation in Nursing Homes. Describe a situation in which an individual in this profession might be held liable for negligence and ways to proactively avoid or prevent negligence in the profession that you selected.

Healthcare organizations can be not-for-profit, for-profit, and government entities. Discuss the types of for-profit healthcare entities and the differences between them.

If a student comes to you with signs of child abuse or neglect and you want to have visual evidence, you should: A. Take pictures with your mobile phone.  B. Wait for ACS to arrive to take pictures.  C. Ask an administrator to take pictures with the school's designated camera.

a logical fallacy in healthcare

Joan, a patient confined in a hospital, has a rare disease that is of great interest to the public. Carol, a television reporter, requests Joan to consent to an interview. Joan refuses, but Carol, nonetheless, enters Joan’s room over her objection and photographs her. Joan brings a suit against Carol. Is Carol liable? If so, for what tort?

Should the woman who gives birth to a child with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) be penalized in some manner? The answer to this question is a bit more complicated than a simple yes or no, however. The child will require economic and psychosocial support, possibly for the rest of his or her life, an expenditure that might cost many tens of thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of dollars over the child’s lifespan. This will be necessitated because the child’s struggles were entirely preventable, had the mother abstained from alcohol use during her pregnancy. The mother’s alcohol use behaviors during pregnancy are the sole determinant whether the infant develops FAS. Many infants who have FAS have a mild form of the disorder that might not even be recognized by a physician with great experience in working with children with FAS. Even the most severe form can be difficult to diagnose at times. The subtle forms of FAS would be exceptionally difficult to definitively diagnose, and the danger…

discuss your thoughts on how someone addicted to crack cocaine should be treated in terms of the law. Should they be mandated to treatment or should they deal with the legal ramifications brought on by having illegal possession of a controlled substance? Explain your reasoning. You must include at least 1 academic reference in your response