What communication technique would be most helpful during the health interview?
a. Use medical terminology.
b. Keep questions simple.
c. Help patients by finishing their sentences.
d. Allow patients to ramble as they respond.
ANS: B
Keeping questions simple and asking the question in a clear voice help patients process answers. Finishing their sentences and allowing extensive rambling are not helpful for useful interviewing.
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