As an Alternative to Traditional Approaches to Student Preparation for a Clinical

As an alternative to traditional approaches to student preparation for a clinical experience, the "verbal connection" described by Emerson & Groth (1996)

A) requires students to interact with the assigned patient prior to the start of clinical to begin developing a therapeutic relationship
B) frees students from the constraints of formal guidelines for preparation for the clinical assignment
C) utilizes clinical postconference time to verify students' understanding of the concepts underlying the care they have provided
D) both a and b
E) both b and c