What can make a nurse or any health care provider lose credibility with the patient?
A) Being unprepared to deal with "the disease of the week"
B) Refusing to write prescriptions for the drug the patient requests
C) Not being knowledgeable about diseases described on House
D) Being prepared to discuss the role of "concierge" doctor
A
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Some health care providers have learned to deal with the "disease of the week" as seen on talk shows; others can be unprepared to deal with what was presented and may lose credibility with the patient.
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