Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Under Standard 4.02a psychologists are not required to explain the limits of confidentiality to those clients who are legally incapable of giving informed consent.
Ans: False
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A) advise the parents of the risks and allow them to sign a refusal of treatment form. B) provide treatment to the girl under the concept of implied consent. C) quietly contact law enforcement to assist you in convincing the parents. D) leave the scene and document that there was no patient contact.
Torrential rains have been falling over the past few days and your service area is experiencing major flooding. While returning to the disaster command post in the ambulance, you are flagged down by a group of people who inform you that a woman is clinging to a tree in the middle of a rapidly moving and swollen stream. She is screaming for help and states that she does not know how much longer she can hang on. What should you do immediately?
A) Throw a rope toward the patient B) Call for a water rescue team and boat C) Swim out and retrieve the patient D) Toss a life preserver upstream from the patient, in the vicinity of her location
Variables to consider when determining the proper method of drug storage include:
A) moisture. B) temperature. C) light. D) all of the above.
When the body is cold, the capillaries ________, allowing for less blood flow, which increases the body temperature.
A. dilate B. disintegrate C. constrict D. explode