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gnment: 32 Reflection Activity Assignment Ser: 000% Save Submit Assignment for Grading tions emoh ch32.01 Question of Check My Work Please read the following scenario and answer the questions that follow. Dr. Susan Rice asks Bruce Goldman, CMA (AAMA), to instruct patient Dottie Tate in the use of a walker to prevent further fills at home. Dottie is silent as Dr. Rice leaves the examination room and Bruce proceeds to set the walker correctly. However, when Dottie sees that Bruce must once again put Dottie in a gait belt for her protection-the belt was used earlier in the examination to assess Dottie's ability to ambulate the patient gets feisty, She is visibly tired and ready to go home. "I'll learn to use the walker if have to, but I won't wear that belt. It makes me feel like a baby. And it's such a bother who wants to go through all that? We just don't need it." What is the best action of the medical assistant Check My Work

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The best action of the medical assistant is to explain the patient about the importance of the belt and what complications will cause if it's not put on while walking . Healthcare workers can't force things on the patient ,they can just explain them about the importance and why it's done . The medical assistant should use her skills and make her motivated to use the belt to avoid injury .