Which Is an Example of Patient-Centered Communication

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of patient-centered communication?

• A) Patient and nurse spend 15 enjoyable minutes trading stories about their similar childhoods.
• B) Nurse goes out of his way to communicate with his patient, explaining every treatment detail and answering questions before the patient even asks them.
• C) Patient bombards nurse with her concerns, prompting the nurse to rarely interrupt, instead taking mental notes on what she hears.
• D) Patient handles extreme apprehension by constantly talking to his nurse, who allows him to calm himself this way, not interrupting while partially listening.

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