When a patient's family members express anger toward hospital staff during the admission process, the cause of their anger is usually a result of
A) feeling a loss of control.
B) guilt at leaving their family member.
C) poor treatment by hospital staff.
D) concern about health care costs.
A
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A. one degree higher than oral. B. one degree lower than oral. C. one degree higher than axillary. D. one degree lower than axillary.
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