Some facilities crush a patient's medications and mix them in food, and administer them without the patient's knowledge or consent. This method is a(n) ________ practice that violates the patient's right to know.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
unethical
Some facilities crush a patient's medications and mix them in food, and administer them without the patient's knowledge or consent. This method is an unethical practice that violates the patient's right to know.
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