Judge Franklin says, This patient is fully able to care for herself. I recognize her need for psychological care but have decided that she should be placed in a halfway house rather than a state mental hospital. The judge's decision illustrates the principle of ____.
a. duty to warn
b. commitment based on dangerousness
c. right to refuse treatment
d. least restrictive form of treatment
Question 2
Besides being famous for murdering many people, what else do Jeffrey Dahmer, Seung Hui Cho, Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold have in common?
a. Their aberrant thoughts and behaviors appear to have gone unrecognized or were ignored.
b. They were all teenagers when they committed their heinous acts.
c. They were all sexually abused by people they trusted when they were young.
d. All of them had previous criminal records.
Measuring Patient Height
Schematic of an automated external defibrillator (AED) attached to a patient.
Example of Health Care Services
Assisting a falling patient.
A health care professional taking a radial pulse and common pulse points.
Severe periodontitis in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes.