When Attempting to Treat a Patient in a Nursing Home

question 5

Multiple Choice

When attempting to treat a patient in a nursing home, the patient refused treatment.The PTA treated the patient anyway and lied about the patient's response.Could there be legal action?

• A) Yes, the patient refused; the PTA should not have performed the treatment and should not have documented the refusal.
• B) No, the patient was in a nursing home and was not competent to make such a decision.
• C) Yes, if the PTA lied and the patient is competent to make that decision, the PTA should not have treated the patient and should have documented the refusal.
• D) No, the patient's family can refuse treatment, not the patient.

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