You are running late after your quarterly quality improvement meeting at the hospital and have just gotten paged from the nurses' station because a family member of one of your patients wants to talk with you about that patient's care. You have clinic this afternoon and are double-booked for the first appointment time; three other patients also have arrived and are sitting in the waiting room.
Which of the following demeanors is a behavior consistent with skilled interviewing when you walk into the examination room to speak with your first clinic patient?
A) Irritability
B) Impatience
C) Boredom
D) Calm
D) Calm
The appearance of calmness and patience, even when time is limited, is the hallmark of a skilled interviewer.
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