12. Encounter examples of functional and dysfunctional relationships between health care professionals and patients.

13. Articulate fundamental components of a successful doctor-patient (or nurse-patient) relationship.

Section 3 Exercise 7 How to talk to patients

Watch the following video skit and answer the questions below:

1. What inappropriate behaviors does the doctor exhibit in this scenario?
2. How does the patient react?
3. Using this scenario as the basis for your own script, write a brief dialogue representing an effective clinical encounter: choose some of the patient's statements from the scenario and write your own response to them and then imagine how the dialogue might go on in a satisfactory manner.
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