Learning the Telephone Triage Process Includes ____

question 17

Multiple Choice

Learning the telephone triage process includes ____.

• A) permitting the office staff to diagnose a patient's problem
• B) eliminating the need to ask the patient his age and symptoms
• C) using the office's written guidelines for commonly asked questions
• D) training the office staff to prescribe a treatment plan for patients
• E) using medical references as necessary to answer the patient's questions

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Definitions:

Demographic Transition

Refers to the transition from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates as a country or region develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Population Growth

The increase in the number of individuals in a population, measured by the natural increase and net migration.

Per Capita Incomes

The average income earned per person in a certain area or country, calculated by dividing the area's total income by its population.

Birth Rates

The average number of births per 1,000 people in a given population during a specific period of time.