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You are on the scene of an unresponsive adult female patient. You find an empty pill bottle lying next to her bed. You look up the medication in your field guide and discover the medication is a powerful sedative. The prescription on the bottle is for the patient's husband, who is not present to answer questions about the medication. What should you do?
 
  A) Do not document the empty pill bottle. It does not belong to the patient.
  B) Document the empty pill bottle. It may provide important clues to the patient's condition.
  C) Document the empty pill bottle. It is obvious that she took the pills.
  D) Do not document the empty pill bottle. You cannot prove that she took the pills and could lead the doctor to make a false diagnosis.

Question 2

Your primary responsibility at a call to a scene of suspected abuse is:
 
  a. preserving the chain of evidence.
  b. discovering the identity of the abuser.
  c. your safety and that of the patient.
  d. psychological support.



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frogdreck123456

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

c




sdfghj

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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:D TYSM

 

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