Which of the following statements regarding patients’ emotions is true?
a. Ignorance of patients’ emotions makes you look “cold” and uncaring.
b. Most patients do not want or expect their health care professionals to connect with them at an emotional level.
c. Most health care employers do not want their employees to acknowledge patients’ emotions, since that adds unnecessary time to
the visit.
d. None of the above
a. Ignorance of patients’ emotions makes you look “cold” and uncaring.
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