In One Incident, a Patient Had Been Left Unattended in a Shower

question 3

Multiple Choice

In one incident, a patient had been left unattended in a shower by an orderly, and the patient sprayed himself with hot water, which resulted in second-degree burns on his forehead. Upon investigation, the department of health determined ___________.

• A) the incident constituted patient neglect
• B) the incident did not merit reporting
• C) failure to report these incidents was not a violation of public health law
• D) the incident was too minor to bring to court and had no serious consequence for health care services to the patient.

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