A home care aide ties a confused patient to the bed to keep her from getting up. The aide could be guilty of:
A. Battery
B. Maloractice
C. Defamation
D. Invasion of privacy
Answer: A. Battery
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Mrs. Green has a new prescription for medication for her rheumatoid arthritis. Where would her preference for a non–child-resistant lid be noted?
a. Patient profile b. Pharmacy database c. Public PHI record d. All prescriptions must have a child-resistant lid.
Which of the following BEST describes a possible construction hazard?
A. Fire detection systems may be damaged. B. Furnishings may contribute to fire spread. C. The building is subject to rapid fire spread because protective features are not in place. D. Danger increases because occupants and belongings remain in one part of the building while work goes on in the other.
Most oral tuberculous ulcers are believed to occur through which of the following mechanisms?
a. Direct mucosal infection from contact with an infected individual b. Seeding of mucosa by organisms traveling through the blood c. Seeding of mucosa by organisms traveling through the lymphatics d. Mucosal implantation of organisms from infected sputum e. None of the above
Each data element is defined to the necessary level of detail.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)