You Are Helping with Breakfast Service in the Dining Room

question 7

Multiple Choice

You are helping with breakfast service in the dining room. A resident begins screaming and hitting her food stating, "There are bugs on my eggs. Bugs! Get them off." You approach her to see that someone sprinkled pepper on her eggs. An appropriate response is:

• A)"No, those aren't bugs! That is just pepper."
• B)"Don't eat them then if you believe those are bugs. Eat the toast instead. There are no bugs on the toast."
• C)"I see no bugs; only pepper. I will get you a new plate of food."
• D)"There are no bugs! Nobody else sees bugs!"

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Definitions:

Authorized

Officially given permission or power to do something.

Actual Authority

The express and implied powers granted by a principal to an agent to act on the principal’s behalf.

Apparent Authority

The appearance or assumption of authority based on the actions or words of the principal, which a third party reasonably believes the agent has.

Implied Authority

Authority of an agent that is not expressly granted but rather implied by the actions, situation, or responsibilities given to the agent.