At the very end of your program you will complete an externship that will allow you to use and perfect the skills, knowledge, and theory that you have learned. Since you are unfamiliar with the patients that you will screen and take patient histories from; what are some of the trigger terms or things that a patient may say that would let you know they have been diagnosed with a condition related to the Endocrine System?

At the very end of your program you will complete an externship that will allow you to use and perfect the skills, knowledge, and theory that you have learned. Since you are unfamiliar with the patients that you will screen and take patient histories from; what are some of the trigger terms or things that a patient may say that would let you know they have been diagnosed with a condition related to the Endocrine System?

Intro To Health Care

4th Edition

ISBN:9781337338295

Author:Mitchell

Publisher:Mitchell

Chapter13: Professionalism

Section: Chapter Questions

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