The principle that the provider has a professional obligation to care for a patient is known as

direct causation
duty
dereliction of duty
damage


duty

Rationale: Failure to use due care in the line of duty or dereliction of duty can result in direct causation of a patient's illness or damage to a patient's health.

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A) vagina B) uterus C) cervix D) endocervix

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Describe what a certificate of destruction is and how long it should be kept

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When gender activists talk about the "queering of sport," they are referring to

A. a process of revising the two-sex system and making sports gender-inclusive. B. embarrassing homophobic coaches and administrators in public. C. creating new sports organized around the lived experiences of LGBTIs. D. outing gay and lesbian athletes to force public discussions of sexuality.

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The final steps in the research design process where the researcher interprets the results of the study and attempts to integrate the results into other findings in the field is call ____________________ and discussion.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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