You volunteer at a free community clinic. A 13-year-old girl ...

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You volunteer at a free community clinic. A 13-year-old girl claims to have been diagnosed with SLE and presents with chlamydia. The team leader at the clinic advises that:
 
  a. The state-defined age of legal consent is 18; therefore, no treatment can be deli-vered.
  b. The teen is underage and should be re-ferred to the family general practitioner.
  c. Care can be provided as long as consent is voluntary and information about treatment and options is provided.
  d. Treatment is provided as long as telephone consent is obtained from a parent or legal guardian.

Question 2

The implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) could enhance patient care by facilitating:
 
  a. communication across the health care continuum.
  b. diabetes mellitus education and ongoing care delivery.
  c. one-on-one counseling between the pro-vider and the client.
  d. physical and occupational therapy dis-pensing errors.

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Answer to Question 1

C
All states have a legal age for consent; generally, this age is 18 . However, emancipated minors, minors seeking treatment for substance abuse, and minors seeking treatment for communicable diseases can provide their own consent.

Answer to Question 2

A
The purpose of an EHR is to document patient care in a single repository as a clinical, financial, and legal record. This format makes the record available as a communication device among health care members, regardless of their location. The record is a compilation of information from a variety of integrated systems.

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