Receiving Is a Vital Part of the Communication Process

question 22

Multiple Choice

Receiving is a vital part of the communication process.Which one of the receivers listed below is most likely to misinterpret a message sent by a health care provider?

• A)A well-adjusted adolescent in for a sports-related physical examination
• B)A recovering alcoholic in for a basic physical examination
• C)A man whose wife has just been diagnosed with lung cancer
• D)A hearing-impaired man who uses sign language to communicate and has an interpreter with him

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Definitions:

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