Medical charts, laboratory reports, and patient instructions are examples of which type of communication?
A) Written
B) Verbal
C) Formal
D) Legal
Question 2
Why are accuracy and proper spelling and grammar extremely important in written medical communications?
A) Errors can reflect on employee ratings at the time of performance reviews.
B) Errors can cause patients to have to call back and ask for more information.
C) Error can embarrass the health care worker and employer.
D) Errors can result in injury or harm to a patient and/or pose a risk of legal action.
Basal cell carcinoma, a frequent type of skin cancer that rarely metastasizes.
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A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
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A surgeon holds a pacemaker next to an X-ray of a pacemaker implanted in a patient’s chest.
Koplik spots in the mouth of a patient with measles.