A Practitioner Has Admitted a Patient to a State Hospital

question 18

Multiple Choice

A practitioner has admitted a patient to a state hospital and has prescribed medication for that patient. The chances that the practitioner is a psychologist are:

• A) zero; psychologists cannot admit patients and cannot prescribe medication in any state.
• B) low; a few states allow psychologists to admit patients and to prescribe medication.
• C) moderate; some states allow psychologists to admit patients, and most states allow them to prescribe medication.
• D) moderate; most states allow psychologists to admit patients, but few states allow them to prescribe medication.

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