An Effective Way to Deal with Patients Who Are Always

question 89

Multiple Choice

An effective way to deal with patients who are always late for appointments is to

• A) refuse to schedule them after this happens several times.
• B) have them wait until it is convenient for the physician.
• C) advise them that they disrupt the office schedule.
• D) give them the last appointment of the day.

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Definitions:

Accommodation

A cognitive process in Piaget's theory, where existing mental schemas are modified or new ones created in response to new information.

Clinical Method

A systematic approach in the medical field for diagnosing, treating, and observing patients.

Socratic

Pertaining to the Socratic method, an approach to teaching that uses question-and-answer dialogue to stimulate critical thinking and illuminate ideas.

Field Observation

A method of collecting research data that involves observing and sometimes interacting with subjects in their real-life environment.