All of the following guidelines are in place to help health care practitioners stay within their scope of practice and operate within the law except:
A. following an employer's established policies dealing with the health care contract
B. maintaining and disposing of regulated substances in compliance with government guidelines
C. maintaining confidentiality
D. documenting care accurately for a fellow medical assistant
E. practicing within the scope of your training and education
D. documenting care accurately for a fellow medical assistant
Following an employer's established policies dealing with the health care contract, maintaining and disposing of regulated substances in compliance with government guidelines, maintaining confidentiality, and practicing within the scope of your training and education are all guidelines established to help health care practitioners stay within their scope of practice and operate within the law. Documenting, although accurately, for a fellow medical assistant is not lawful. Only the practitioner who provides patient care should document services rendered.
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