Which of the following are depicted as risk factors in Schuster and Nykolyn's transformational model of communication?
A. Medical jargon, stress, heavy accents, and empathy
B. Stress, stereotypes, humor, and urgency
C. Medical jargon, stereotypes, physical noise, and patient education
D. Patient education, physical noise, medical jargon, and stress
ANS: D
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