Why Is It Important for Patients to Understand the Difference

question 3

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for patients to understand the difference between expected and unexpected responses to treatment interventions?

• A)Patients need to know what they should be feeling so that they will recognize when they are feeling it.
• B)All the patient needs to understand is the concept of "no pain, no gain."
• C)Clinicians know what responses are considered normal and what response would be considered inappropriate, but patients don't know this and may become injured.
• D)It is not important for the patient to know about these responses; it is important for the clinician to know about them.

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