If the nurse aggressively says to a patient, "Why couldn't you have asked me to give you your pain medication when I was in here earlier?" the patient is most likely to feel:
a. angry.
b. that his needs are met.
c. humiliated and unworthy.
d. that his request will be granted.
C
Aggressive communication is highly destructive. Although anger may eventually come, the patient most likely feels humiliated first.
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