The Power Relationship Between Physician and Patient Is Immediately Evident

question 3

Multiple Choice

The power relationship between physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because

• A) it is up to patients to decide when they will see the doctor.
• B) the physician is there to greet the patient.
• C) patients must wait until a "gatekeeper" admits them to see the doctor in the office's "back region."
• D) the doctor keeps her degree framed on the wall in public view.

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