When Prescribing Sedatives and Hypnotics, the Physician's Concern Is to Order

question 44

Short Answer

When prescribing sedatives and hypnotics, the physician's concern is to order the right amount so that the patient is quiet and comfortable, but not so much that he or she is in a ___________ and unable to function normally.

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Definitions:

Right to Remain Silent

The legal right of an individual to not answer questions or provide statements during police interrogations or in court, as protected under the Miranda rights.

Confession

A formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime.

Search-incident-to-arrest Doctrine

A legal principle that allows law enforcement to conduct a warrantless search of an arrestee and the area within their immediate control.

Riley v. California

A landmark Supreme Court case that held that police must obtain a warrant to search a cell phone seized during an arrest, establishing digital data's privacy.