A Social Service Coordinator Is Consulted to Arrange for a Phototherapy

question 10

Multiple Choice

A social service coordinator is consulted to arrange for a phototherapy blanket at discharge for an infant/family with multiple social difficulties. Which social difficulty is more than likely to have the greatest influence on discharge?

• A) Cultural practices and rituals
• B) Financial difficulties
• C) The family is homeless
• D) The family does not have a healthcare provider
• E) Religious beliefs

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Definitions:

Living Will

A legal document specifying a person's wishes regarding medical treatment in circumstances where they are no longer able to make decisions due to illness or incapacity.

Medical Intervention

A set of actions taken by health care professionals to improve, maintain, or assess the health status of a patient.

Holographic Will

A will written wholly in one’s own handwriting that generally requires no witnesses.

Durable Power

A legal document that grants an individual (agent) the authority to make decisions on behalf of another (principal) in the event of incapacitation, including decisions regarding healthcare.