Alexander's Physician Has Patients Double and Triple Booked

question 70

Multiple Choice

Alexander's physician has patients double and triple booked. He spends less then 5 minutes examining and talking with Alexander during his latest doctor's appointment. Alexander's experience illustrates which of the common barrier to effective provider-patient communication?

• A) the health care provider's use of technical terminology
• B) patient evasiveness about real health concerns
• C) time constraints on the length of the provider-patient interaction
• D) consulting a health care provider who is not the same-sex as the patient

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