Calming Patients' Fears and Concerns Is a Part of the Medical

question 21

True/False

Calming patients' fears and concerns is a part of the medical assistant's job description.

Recognize the importance of critical thinking in nursing practice.

Identify steps in the decision-making process in nursing.

Illustrate healthy skepticism and the questioning of policies in nursing.

Demonstrate critical thinking attitudes in nursing.

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Definitions:

Open System

A social system with ample opportunities to move from one class to another.

Closed System

A physical system that does not allow certain types of transfers (such as transfer of mass) in or out of the system.

Structural Mobility

The mobility of individuals or groups within or between social strata, facilitated by changes in the economy or the social structure of a society, rather than by personal achievement.

Social Class Ladder

A metaphorical representation of the stratification and hierarchical nature of society based on socio-economic status.