When your patient refuses care and transportation, even though you have communicated to the patient that you feel it is necessary, the patient is refusing:
A) against medical control (AMC).
B) with poor judgment (WPJ).
C) with informed consent (WIC).
D) against medical advice (AMA).
Question 2
Your patient is unresponsive to painful stimulus and has snoring respirations. What is your next action?
A) Check for a pulse.
B) Perform a head-tilt, chin-lift maneuver.
C) Administer oxygen at 15 lpm.
D) Suction.
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