Why Is It Important to Document Any Instructions Provided to the Patient

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to document any instructions provided to the patient?

• A)To ensure that the patient understands the instructions provided
• B)To protect the physician legally if the patient is harmed by not following the instructions
• C)To ensure that the patient follows the instructions
• D)To provide a record for the insurance company

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Definitions:

Emotional Warmth

The feeling of empathy, compassion, and genuine care one person can show to another.

Norm of Reciprocity

A social norm dictating that people should respond to others with the same kind of behavior they have received.

Kin Selection

An evolutionary strategy that favors the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even at a cost to the organism's own survival and reproduction.

Altruism

The desire to help another purely for the other person’s benefit, regardless of whether we derive any benefit.