June 15, 2016
Question:
Answer:
Assessing a potentially violent patient through a phone call minimizes the risk to self or to others
Correct Answer?
Explanation:
Always consider safety first and look at the total clinical picture when assessing violence in a patient
Assessing violence in your own patients is detrimental to the doctor-patient relationship
Always conduct violence assessments in a non-clinical setting that is private
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