You have been notified by your agency of a new patient in your community. The agency tells you that this patient resides in a high-crime area. What is the most important request you should make of the agency?
A) A cell phone
B) Directions to the home
C) Someone to accompany you on the visit
D) Someone to wait in the car while you make your visit
Ans: C
Feedback: When making visits in high-crime areas, visit with another person rather than alone. Answer D is incorrect because that possibly endangers both you and the person waiting in the car. Answers A and B are incorrect because they are not the most important request to the agency.
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