Like the Rest of the Office Staff, Barry Is Still

question 4

Multiple Choice

Like the rest of the office staff, Barry is still learning how to use the new EHR system installed in the medical office. He is with a patient and is attempting to document the patient's chief complaint in the EHR system, but he cannot get the system to accept the information. What should Barry do?

• A) Tell the patient the new system is causing disruptions throughout the office
• B) Ask the patient to wait while he tries repeatedly to get the system to work
• C) Call the physician into the exam room to help him enter the information
• D) Skip this step and tell the patient the physician will be in shortly
• E) Document the patient's chief complaint on paper and enter it later into the EHR system

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Definitions:

Negative Symptoms

In the context of psychiatric conditions, particularly schizophrenia, symptoms that reflect decreases or deficits in normal emotional responses, motivation, or social behaviors.

Profoundly Depressed

A state of severe depression where an individual feels extreme despondency and incapacity.

Prodromal Phase

A stage that precedes the onset of a disease, characterized by early symptoms that might indicate the start of a disease before specific symptoms occur.

Socially Withdrawn

A behavior pattern where an individual prefers to avoid social interactions, often due to anxiety, depression, or personal preference.